How much does a man live, after all?/ Does he live a thousand days, or…

Pablo Neruda
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How much does a man live, after all?/ Does he live a thousand days, or one only? For a week, or for several centuries?/ How long does a man spend dying?/ What does it mean to say 'for ever'? ✨ Pablo Neruda (1990). Selected Poems, p.353, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
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