i lie upon the earth, my lover, my grave
and press my ear to her boundless chest
in hollow beats, in roots that crave
i feel my pulse and kiss it

i strip dead bark from a tree and life pours forth
as my heart starts beating through my hands
to your chest i press my palms

feel me, understand my body, that it’s not real
no form i keep, no name, no sound
i am decay and i am flame

we lie on the ground as i gaze at the world upside down
i move a branch over you and pull it
through your lips, the world flows back to me
as a pain rises in my back and wakes me

(sorry for the poor quality)