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And Still It Beats
And Still It Beats —Candyce Jones ‘21
I wondered when I’d die And Time stood still All at once I could no longer feel the thundering of my heart Such overwhelming emptiness that even The wind dare not risk its breath Yet A chorus of desperate pleas I heard within me They urged me live I hated them But still My heart beat on The insistent And Refused to die
A weary soul seemed near its end But from my heart there was a stirring Muscles awakening Limbs stretching
I heard the call of new voices Rich as honey and ripe with strength I found myself drawn to them And though I still oft-heard Death’s fearsome cry Still beats this daring heart of mine
