Life in the Mud

Grasping at mud

In the muck

And the mire.

Reaching for stones.

Grasping at mud.

Reaching for a spire.

Gasping for air

With lungs on fire.

Gasping the mud.

Gasping the mud

As my hands reach

And my brow perspires.

Praying for air as I’m

Gasping at mud

Beginning to tire.

Dreaming of life as I

Prepare for the pyre

Grasping and gasping at mud.