Soil

Tragedy is all we have in common

And at times we allow it to swallow us whole

Drawing the marrow from our misfortunes

To ignite the fire that's inside

Inhale the smoke from the burn that leaves you breathless

Breathing life into the lifeless

Dragging them into the sun and exposing them as apparitions

But is there dignity in living as an entity?

"You could have made history and we are already forgetting about you."

Humanity is poison

And we are lost without a cure

So stop your heart and start the healing process

I am not fit to walk among you

But I don't want to end my life

And just know that if I knew of any common ground

I'd leave here now

And I would find a home that I could die in

Just to say I tried to rest in peace

Erase me from your memory

The ones we love will let us down

And the rats will feed off of our failure

Eventually, this is something we must accept

The world moves on without us

We leave only footprints that fade away in time

Walk with fire and save yourself from vagrancy

We leave our spirits to retrace our steps

You are your memorial

Find your mark and make it

The soil is the last thing we ingest

We watch our ashes scatter

You are your own memorial

Find your mark and make it