Who will read these poems when the people are gone?

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The words of poetry are not immortal, unless someone reads them today. Sometimes, the people who love poetry might not be around to read it even if they wrote it. The person who wrote the poem should know that he or she will not live forever.

Source: Destroyer Of Man: Selected Poems

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