inherit the earth

after the fire

after the rain

after the sacred kissed the profane -

when you came and left again

such a captivating pain

after that night i left my comfort

to find where your body lies

i'd wander upon this grave then fall. i'd fall inside

i searched the clearing for that spark

hands sifted through the ash -

knowing what we felt was real

but some delusions never pass. so i took shelter in the woods

with the naked shaking trees: deciduous

fraternal twins

we're both wilted

stem and leaf

then the mist turned sleet into snow;

my senses shook numb

i've nothing to show

but a rain - stained book that once contained

my literary charades: new blots of ink

archetypal shapes and shades

bleed through each and every page. and i ask myself: what's the weight of my life on the scales of eternity?

we inherit the earth

we inherit the war

i inhabit the wound

i dwell in the harm

oh how far we fall: we're casualties of time

oh how far we fall: begin to forgive existence

retreat back from reaching trees

when a frigid shadow climbs inside of me -

that specter of recompense -

it's a sound i've heard ever since

amidst the endless mortal strife

and the constantly dying light

the truth we felt from the start: how can i hold myself together when everything falls apart?"