Saturday 12 June 2021

Deep as a Dream

by Nick Gisburne



This is the ending of all I have known
Weary and worthless, defeated, I die
Deep as a dream, in the darkness, alone

Torn from a body of muscle and bone
Death is upon me before I can fly
This is the ending of all I have known

Neither a grave nor a marker of stone
Only a spectre, a shadow, a sigh
Deep as a dream, in the darkness, alone

Sentenced to silence, too late to atone
No one is waiting to wave me goodbye
This is the ending of all I have known

Destiny smothers the seeds I have sewn
Lost to the wilderness, sold to the sky
Deep as a dream, in the darkness, alone

Death has no kingdom, no treasure, no throne
Emptiness, knowing my life was a lie
This is the ending of all I have known
Deep as a dream, in the darkness, alone