Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack, all dressed in black, black, black. She has a knife, knife, knife, stuck in her back, back, back. She cannot breathe, breathe, breathe. She cannot cry, cry, cry. Thats why she begs, begs, begs. She begs to die, die , die..

Laurie Faria Stolarz
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This is a poem that was written by William Blake, and it depicts the Biblical story of Adam and Eve. He uses repetition to emphasize that Mary Mack can do nothing but beg to die. She begs the way out of her misery and of her punishment. She begs to die, and she knows that God will not hear her prayer.

Source: White Is For Magic

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