the solitude of this mountain becomes constant
the walls embrace me in their calm
gusting winds breathe around me
my container a vessel of stillness balanced upon stone and earth
with too many stories for a single lifetime
if i blink the vessel breaks
shattering the illusion of freedom
with the flash of an eye it's gone
my heart marks this time forevermore
but now i'm between a flicker of fantasy
struggling now to make sense of this
belief without conviction
the world in my mind could be real
where thoughts bring solace
over the dull song of birds
over the sounds in the distance
over the sirens of the lost
my heart marks this time forevermore
but now i'm between a flicker of fantasy
struggling now to make sense of this
i've been altered by staring into infinity
my heart marks this time forevermore
with this i'll be remembered
so i can die and truly be born
i smile at the thought of myself smiling again
living a lifetime between breaths