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a whorehouse in Benares
circa 916 A.D. plague rampant
the holy river floating bodies
rotted garlands
the river ringed with the fires of the dead
beggars scared of breathing
the devoted sit on the steps
weaving flowers for the dead
watching the carts
eyes swollen with silence
walking naked into the river at dawn
under a yellow sky
H is for hunger
circa 916 A.D. plague rampant
the holy river floating bodies
rotted garlands
the river ringed with the fires of the dead
beggars scared of breathing
the devoted sit on the steps
weaving flowers for the dead
watching the carts
eyes swollen with silence
walking naked into the river at dawn
under a yellow sky
H is for hunger
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