Tumbling in a wilderness between alive and dead

Weightless now in chasmic darkness, surrounded by myself

My body is rotting, but I feel whole

Hunger can no longer taunt me

My belly is empty, but I feel full

Looking out through jellied lenses

I am reborn

Even now, I feel the arms of the end close around me

In my nothingness, waiting for the dawn

Every night, I pass through dreams of coming transformations

Close my eyes, my love, and pull the blanket over me—

I’m gone

Giving up the temporary, I feel no pain nor fear

Wantless now, I see the flesh as insignificant

My body is rotting, but I feel whole

Unspoiled by the world around me

My belly is empty, but I feel full

Trusting only the love within me

I am reborn

Even now, I feel as though I am a different person

Than the one I rose as on the last day’s morn

Only this time, now— no second chance in some false heaven

But, every time I wake, I can feel myself reborn

I am reborn

My body is rotting, but I feel whole

My belly is empty, but I feel full

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Music by Wulf Downard and Shawn Staples. Vocals/lyrics by Wulf Downard. Arranged, performed, and produced by Wulf Downard.

Copyright Wulf Downard 2021. All rights reserved.