BEAUTIFUL DECAY

Skin is cool to touch
She’s lost the warmth that we all knew
Breathing shallow now
And the heart is beating slower too

No sand within the hourglass to spare
The light inside the room is just a glare
Those empty sullen eyes can only stare
As she smiles and then slowly fades away
In the beautiful decay

She’s seeing visions now
That beckon from far beyond the grave
Systems shutting down
There’s a matter of moments left to save

We discount the natural order
We are consumed with feeling
We skirt around the border
We only talk of healing
We shy away from reason
We blur the truth with lies
We fear the greater treason
Of our ungrateful goodbyes

No sand within the hourglass to spare
The light inside the room is just a glare
Those empty sullen eyes can only stare
A lifetimes worth of tender loving care
No sand within the hourglass to spare
The light inside the room is just a glare
Those empty sullen eyes can only stare
As she smiles and then she slowly fades away