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Living in Linen

November 30, 2015
By 6shelp GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
6shelp GOLD, Hartland, Wisconsin
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Although my body maintains its shape…
the inside is forever changed.

 

My body washed by the Nile, wine, and spices…
the cleansing of life.

 

My liver, lungs, stomach, intestines extracted…
a portal to the inner workings,
the ultimate preservation.

 

Imsety, Hapy, Duamutef, Qebehsenuef…
Gods worshipped in life on Earth,
watch over my body and soul as I crossover,
and protect my organs in the afterlife.

 

Only my heart remains in my body…
Now wrapped in hundreds of yards of linen strips,
keeping a pure soul intact.

 

If my body and heart permit…
my soul will live forever.

 

Although my body maintains its shape…
the inside is forever changed.

 

Bandaged but immortal.



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