Breathing

Triptykon

Every breath I take
Leaves me parched for air
Every hand I touch
Causes skin to tear

Every flame approached
Blinds my eyes
Every word I write
Leaves me drained

I shall feel

Still the blood
That fills my veins
Obliterate my hatred
This flesh enwrapped in pain

Every kiss of yours
Drenches my tongue with poison
Every emotion I feel
Tears a cleft into my heart

Every light in the dark
Fades as I advance
Every day I exist
I don't understand

Earth to flesh, and flesh to earth
Engulfed below this ruptured birth

This longing mind that you denied
A taste of life
This body died

Earth to flesh, and flesh to earth
Engulfed below this ruptured birth
My words subside, this life is spent
Blind I remain, all shall end