Buried

Words by Bryon Bowers

my body imprisoned beneath the earth dirt thrown on top the sound of my heart my only companion they had buried me with a jar a piss lemonade to quinch my thirst seconds past minutes hours darkness consumed me as tears rolled down my cheeks is this where I die is this where I join him and his broken heart [Chorus] a spec of light shines in the void of my darkest night… I saw the world early as I crawled… out the ground I could now see sound fury wells up in me… as I accept I am now a creature of the ground…. I could swear I saw his face once In an early memory How could a man of such anger such violence on drunken Saturday nights…. hold a tiny infant in his arms and smile? not just with mouth, but eyes too How did he not crush me with his discontent? they found him dead one morning sitting in his lazy chair heart stopped, was he holding me? sometimes it feels like I am the main character In a B movie… everyone dies or exits stage left [Chorus] a spec of light shines in the void of my darkest night… I saw the world early as I crawled… out the ground I could now see sound fury wells up in me… as I accept I am now a creature of the ground…. I slowly accept that they have forgotten me down here I am now a creature beneath the earth This is where I will draw my last breath acceptance nestles into my bones as I lay down and close my eyes a small dot of light appears enters my dark void of fears… my heart skips I start sobbing from joy of rescue a subtle sadness creeps in that i would not be meeting him… [Chorus] a spec of light shines in the void of my darkest night… I saw the world early as I crawled… out the ground I could now see sound fury wells up in me… as I accept I am now a creature of the ground…. I am angry now lashing out at them… as I sob they laugh…. their cackles grim… Cruelty sweet nectar to their childish delight… I am left now in the forest free from the ground looking up at clouds my mind resting now I can see sound now… it is a spec of light In the darkness of the void… [Chorus] a spec of light shines in the void of my darkest night… I saw the world early as I crawled… out the ground I could now see sound fury wells up in me… as I accept I am now a creature of the ground…. hearing every sound…

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