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The Skeleton’s Defense of Carnality
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Jack Foley 247 The Skeleton’s Defense of Carnality Jack Foley (2003) Truly, I have lost weight, I have lost weight, grown lean in love’s defense, in love’s defense grown grave. It was some concupiscence that brought me to the state: all bone and a bit of skin to keep the bone within. Flesh is no heavy burden for one possessed of little and accustomed to its loss. I lean to love, which leaves me lean till lean turns into lack. A wanton bone, I sing my song and travel where the bone is blown and extricate true love from lust as any man of wisdom must. Then wherefrom should I rage against this pilgrimage from gravel unto gravel? Circuitous I travel from love to lack and lack to lack, from lean to lack and back. ...