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Mortal Me



Open my eyes to wake once upon a time

take in the sights to see

hear a new song

hold a whisper in my ear

it's only a matter of time for

mortal me



Holding hands

shedding tears

watching the sunset on the beach

sands of time fall and gather

this time is only what is made of it

mortal me



I grew up once upon a time

even though I said I never would

who would guess the adults we would become

and one day we might hold children of our own

and they will grow as we did

for all the days we are given

for all the days we share

a blessing they be



One day I held you in my arms

and another day I pressed those lips to mine

I thought time stood still

but it never does

mortal me



The time we have together may be short or long

We can't count the days or years

Though in our hearts might live a love of immortality

the body only knows ashes to ashes

dust to dust

mortal me



I give you a piece of my soul to hold

to guard and cherish

because one day my heart will fade

the beats will slow

and the case will wither

and when it stops

the shell that was once my body will fall

and lay 6 feet below earth's dust



What once was is sometimes forgotten

time plays this trick you see

this is not always to be

the other lives you've touched

is what takes you beyond mortality



They say you can live on in another's heart

stay alive in their memories

remember that time

we held hands

watching the sunset on the beach

that time I held you in my arms

I whispered in your ear

you pressed your lips to mine

Immortal me



H. Jason Patterson III