I took one Draught of Life –
I’ll tell you what I paid –
Precisely an existence –
The market price, they said.

They weighed me, Dust by Dust –
They balanced Film with Film,
Then handed me my Being’s worth –
A single Dram of Heaven!

Readings

I took one Draught of Life read by Juliet Stevenson
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