Back To The Earth

Today I sensed the demise of a man I smelt death in an unexpected way The sweet warm earth Like a grave In a polite exchange We went our separate ways Back to the earth From which we are all made We will go again And all we ever hoped to be Will blow away, with our bones forgotten I will carry this burden of impending death Alone in silence I smelt the death of a man again It was not the same The pungent stench of an institution overcame my senses He knew I could tell He was going Back to the earth From which we are all made We will go again And all we ever hoped to be Will blow away, with our bones forgotten I will carry this burden of impending death Alone in silence Were these meetings by chance? I think not I was not mistaken I struggle at the thought of what next awaits I know the secret The mind hides but the body betrays I know the secret I smelt the death of a man Back to the earth From which we are all made We will go again And all we ever hoped to be Will blow away With our bones forgotten I will carry this burden of impending death Alone in silence I smelt the death of a man --- Back to the Earth - Aetherial