Earth Eater

I whispered in her heart,

To breathe a little life

No words sparked a fire

She was dead already by this time.

I built a bonfire in the backyard

And wrote a letter to my love

In hopes the ink would burst to blood

So she'd rise up from the smudge.

At the tuft of the tree,

I placed the message there

I let the mirth eat the gift

So she can read while she's down there.

We're alone in our travels

They say we'll meet in the end

My loneliness got the best of me

So I tapped on her coffin lid.

Descend, descend!

Loathe the waiting,

I would follow her right in.

To where that tunnel travels,

For her, I'd walk to hell and back again.