1:31
And after a short swift stare at him Fred looked glum . Those two men understood each other as the clapper understands the bell . `` What care I for my belly , sahib , if you break my heart ? '' `` IT WAS VERY GOOD '' -LRB- Genesis 1:31 -RRB- I saw these shambles in my youth , and said There is no God ! No Pitiful presides Over such obsequies as these . The end Alike is darkness whether foe or friend , Beast , man or flower the event abides . There is no heaven for the hopeful dead -- No better haven than forgetful sod That smothers limbs and mouth and ears and eyes , And with those , love and permanence and strife And vanity and laughter that they thought was life , Making mere compost of the one who dies .