I fall
out of the water
and spiral toward the sky
sometimes I can't breathe
sometimes I can't see
but I know this feeling
of freefall
is quickly changing me.
Something shifts beneath
and I turn to watch
as mother Gaia spins away-
the fire will burn everything
the rocks will melt
the sky will fade
from blue to gray
then darken until all I see
are stars
that have not yet been named.
but it is here that I will stay
making observations
just to prove these things
that I have understood-
I have not come
to learn today...
but to leave this for the rest.
the tension
has not torn me apart...
it is my heart
that causes
the downfall of mankind. |