we say it’s beautiful
we say it’s beautiful
precious
that the end of a life is something to behold
to marvel
laying cold in a casket made of rose
it freezes us in time so we may never grow old
far from the enemies we call friends
from the tavern we call home
from the head we’re trapped in
from those smiles that we loathe
a corpse is peaceful when at rest
the energy expelled
the person free of stress, free of fear
free of hell
everyone looks ravishing in black, blood
and peace.
the end is all three.
so when I find you hanging from a tree
i’ll smile before I cry
and just as we discussed on that splendid night
i’ll plan your funeral for tomorrow
at noon to be precise
so the shining sun can play reminder to the miracle
that is expiration.
and long after all have gone
i’ll breathe you in
smelling of teardrops and smoke
and I’ll keep on breathing
til your ashes fill my lungs and blacken my very soul
just long enough to fill my brand new hole
only now there’s something missing
where’d the beauty go?
the fantasy, the corpse, the tails of never growing old?
the caskets and roses and black coloured clothes?
it all died with you