No smile will again crease the lips
The soul has withered with defeat
A heart beat and strained till silent
Deaths scent was strong and sweet
Mind ceased all means of searching
No function, no response to flee
Every memory was once so sacred
Now vile like venom clings to thee
Pure and peaceful this eternal sleep
Mercy has cast this indelible sign
Prayers answered, never to wake
It's shadow's swarm and intertwine
With a last sigh the spirits rejoice
Beckoning to their angelic place
The life that died and lives again
Enters unknown realms of space
©S. Austin Vincoski
