Life is But a Burning Being

Coming downwards

Life is in pain

Slither deeper

Dwelling in damp dirt

Ceaseless beating

Darkened corners

Living to be

Consumed by misery

I read the words

Of the old book

The letters burn

I speak the words

Inside my mind

I feel the flame

Oblivious existence

Totting away

No day, nor light

All gone, the same

Caged lifeforms

Trapped spirits

Whirling around

Ceasing to breathe

Caged birds

Represent my soul

I open the lock

And free them all

Swirling bodies

Fluttering away

Into the morning

The rope it frees me

The soul may leave

The words still echo

Life is but a burning being