whom

And who by fire, who by water,
who in the sunshine, who in the night time,
who by high ordeal, who by common trial,
who in your merry merry month of may,
who by very slow decay,
and who in this way is dying?

And who in her lonely slip, who by barbiturate,
who in these realms of love, who by something blunt,
and who by avalanche, who by powder,
who for his greed, who for his hunger,
and who in this way cries or is hiding?

And who by brave assent, who by accident,
who in solitude, who in this mirror,
who by his lady's command, who by his own hand,
who in mortal chains, who in power,
and who in this way is lying?

who in this way is fighting?

and who by soft charade, who by shallow faith
who on bended knee, who in their insanity
of groundless conspiracy , and sordid vain hostility

who in this way is living

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Composition Dates/Times: 04.17.2025_09:03
Notes: adapted from Leonard Cohen's "Who By Fire"