Aspen -

Heavy rain

Compacts the reddened earth

Her exposed face spouts tears

From lifeless eyes

I claw my way from the shallow grave

But I’m dizzy and unclear

I fall back in

Wishing I was the one who died

Through the fog and the black abyss

My mind still wanders there

I fear one day

I won’t return again

Spectral hands lift me away

From the temple of loss

Body numb

I reflect on the time we had

Taste, smell, this sensation in my limbs

These are things I take for granted to this day

Sight, sound, silent whispers to the wind

Can be lost but not forgot

I bury my dead

Just to know I’m alive

Confined by reality

Wander across the universe

Taste, smell, this sensation in my limbs

These are things I take for granted to this day

Sight, sound, silent whispers to the wind

Can be lost but not forgot

I envy the dead

Just to know I’m alive

Escape from mortality

Wander across the universe