Eternity

You buried me a year ago Before my time Before my death You called me done You wrote me off Committed to the earth I heard you nailing up the lid I heard you singing “rest in peace” And swearing to remember me Over my grave In tears I cried for help I called your name I struck against the walls around I tried to breathe with nitrogen Reproached underground How wearing black before the pit Lost in your grief you could forget: No speaking ill about the dead Beneath your very feet And now it’s you Who’s dying there In spite of freedom Time and space The blue sky and the open air Regardless of the light I see you losing all you’ve spared And trying hard to save your face I’m scared I beg you Do not dare Because I’m still alive! If - God forbid! - you leave the world I’ll spend my years in the cold Confined to the darksome vault Forgotten in despair My prayers fade away unheard The sky is far I wake in dread Eternity awaits ahead Impossible to bear . November 2013