Addie Bundren
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She fans but
but she does not
fan for me
He saws and saws and saws
but he does not saw for me
He wonders and thinks but he does not
think of me
He wants to stay but he does not want to stay for me
He catches a fish but he does not catch it for me
He rubs his knees but he does not rub them for me
All these things they do but not out of love for me
But I know they love me
Each in their own way
I will be the fan
I will be the saw that helps him build
I will be the wagon he ponders about
I will be his horse
his only companion
I will be the fish that is never eaten
I am the pain that never subsides
not that he wants me to
I will be all because I love them all
As I lay dying
My fears , my worries, my sorrows
my struggles, my dreams, my
hopes, my prayers all fade as I do
My last and final wish remaining
which remained unfulfilled even
until today
For my family t o learn to
do more for each other
and to live with each
other and do what
they never did for
me and live the
life I gave them
and live it
with nothing but
****Love****
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