Lulling Byes

so sing me to sleep

where this day I will die

soothe me like a mother

your sweet last lullaby

kiss me with care

it’s ok for us to cry

not everything is perfect dear

much less you, far less I

so bury me in roses

pearls, teeth, and sighs

underneath this burning birch

where many men have died

take me in your arms

bury me beneath these tides

swallow me corpse, ocean of dirt

your dark final lullaby

all I could want

is to be a mirror in your eyes

sing me your song

soothe me while I bye