It Was Just A Murmur

Some days ago
I went off the earth
I crawled into something
Cold and dark
It wasn’t a mouth
But when it spoke
It murmured
Like water

I sent you a postcard
But when it arrived
The text was a smear

The kiss of death, my mother called it
But it was just the cold
It was just the snow

Then, in the garden out back
I hammered myself to the tree
So as not to
B l o w o f f

But it happened one more time
That time you thought I forgot
You thought I was asleep
But I was just waking up

For the very first time.

In earths orbit my flashlight broke
Or I lost it
I can’t remember now.

And now, now that I’m in my dark hole
I wish the light had never broke
Or been lost
I can’t remember which.

But as I follow the murmur
My eyes open a little wider
Like stars shining through
A blanket.

And I know
That when its over
I’ll finally be home.