Inherit the Earth

After the fire, after the rain
After the sacred kissed the profane —
When you came and left again
Such a captivating pain
After that night I left my comfort
To find where your body lies
I’d wander upon this grave then fall…
I’d fall inside
I searched the clearing for that spark
Hands sifted through the ash —
Knowing what we felt was real
But some delusions never pass.
So I took shelter in the woods
With the naked shaking trees:
Deciduous, fraternal twins
We’re both wilted, stem and leaf
Then the mist turned sleet into snow;
My senses shook numb, I’ve nothing to show
But a rain — stained book that once contained
My literary charades:
New blots of ink, archetypal shapes and shades
Bleed through each and every page.
And I ask myself:
What’s the weight of my life on the scales of eternity?
We inherit the earth, we inherit the war
I inhabit the wound, I dwell in the harm
Oh how far we fall: We’re casualties of time
Oh how far we fall: Begin to forgive existence
Retreat back from reaching trees
When a frigid shadow climbs inside of me —
That specter of recompense —
It’s a sound I’ve heard ever since
Amidst the endless mortal strife
And the constantly dying light
The truth we felt from the start:
«How can I hold myself together when everything falls apart?»
We inherit the earth, we inherit the war
I inhabit the wound, I dwell in the harm
Oh how far we fall: We’re casualties of time
Oh how far we fall: Forgive existence
I wandered upon the alter of human intervention
An exhibition of erudition
Find me here, Son of Man.
How far we fall…