there is no posthumous nobel

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you could live in 

the grandest wax palace 

you could fudge everybody's account 

and still get away

drawing gratification at the heap

curses build..

curses of people who would have lost..

you could eat the best savouries ever made

lounge in the state of art furniture

and sleep in the bosoms of naive beautiful maiden

still you might die 

the dragonfly's death

at the errant child's foot

still you might not...

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you could live in 

the grandest wax palace 

you could fudge everybody's account 

and still get away

drawing gratification at the heap

curses build..

curses of people who would have lost..

you could eat the best savouries ever made

lounge in the state of art furniture

and sleep in the bosoms of naive beautiful maiden

still you might die 

the dragonfly's death

at the errant child's foot

before the last breath 

you tend to think 

you will be remembered..

you won't be...

Reviews

[Reena]

Two versions -loved the unique character of the poem---still you might not--that line says so much but you can get away with all of those crimes
Second version is the one which tries to instill fear - fear of being forgotten in the passage of time--Death is the end , there are no 2nd chances-real or in memories.