Moishe Kaufman: The Worms Have Ruined


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First Line: The Worms Have Ruined
by Moishe Kaufman

Worms have ruined all the golden corn stalks
and extinguished in me all desire
Don’t tease my heart with golden rays
Long ago my well of tears went dry
My life’s room is a prison with locked door
Oh let me, let me be alone in my deep sorrow.