Shadows stretch across the floor
Life’s whispers fading evermore
A heart once strong now beats so slow
Into the quiet we all must go
Fingers reach but grasp at air
The weight of time too much to bear
Eyes search for stars but see the black
No path forward no way back
Oh the echoes fade in the hollow night
A flicker of flame surrenders the fight
This fragile thread that holds our grace
Unravels softly in time’s embrace
The wind hums low against my skin
A lullaby for where I’ve been
The final note a gentle tune
Carried away beneath the moon
Memories linger then dissipate
A tangle of love a twist of fate
The curtain falls the end is near
But in the end there’s naught to fear
Let the silence cradle my weary soul
The abyss calm the fractured whole
Dying’s a journey a tender yield
Beyond the stars where light is sealed
