I wanted once in sleep and peace to die
Posted: July 12th, 2006, 12:55 pm
I wanted once in sleep and peace to die
through some still evening undisclosed to me
and circumvent the fear of being naught,
as if I might take leave without true care—
as if I might escape reality
and declarations: life had mattered, yes.
What myth of painless death invalidates
the void of loss new stillness radiates.
Are you aware, my former heart, I bless
you when I linger past finality
that claimed our love professed? Are you aware
how necessary ethics claims I ought
take slowest leave of you, that when we’re free
we’d had good chance to honor love’s good-bye?
through some still evening undisclosed to me
and circumvent the fear of being naught,
as if I might take leave without true care—
as if I might escape reality
and declarations: life had mattered, yes.
What myth of painless death invalidates
the void of loss new stillness radiates.
Are you aware, my former heart, I bless
you when I linger past finality
that claimed our love professed? Are you aware
how necessary ethics claims I ought
take slowest leave of you, that when we’re free
we’d had good chance to honor love’s good-bye?
