Memories of A Dead Man Still Alive

By: Cory L.W. Clark

A memories what's remembered

It's what still remains

But what makes it stay?

Or a better question...

Is it strong enough to stay?

Tag the minds I've afflicted

What do you remember of me?

No matter my mark

My mark never stays

Someone break this chain of failure!

Lie to me of false hope

Tell this memory of a dead man

To stay within forever

But what point is there

To remember the dead?

You're visits to me

Are like tears over my tomb

Watching the pain flow

Over my grave

Every day...

Force their words away

Blessings I don't deserve

You come forth again

To share me your tears

Spare this soul the pain!

Watching you care for me

A death grip on a dead corpse

Begging for it to live again

You're prayers are in vain

I'm dead, there's no changing that...

My soul wanders from it's grave

Many wonder where it went

Why does it not come back?

Why does it not accept the faith they offer?

Just forget about me!

Memories you think are chained

Flow away easier than you thought

False words offer a home in your heart

Because you know your mind's too weak

To remember me....

I, as a member to the dead faction

Chose to break my earthly ties

Because my memory won't last forever

It's an inevitable curse

Memories drift away....

How dare you say you'll always be there?

How dare you lie to me?

I hope you all forget about this dead man

I'd rather be left in the past

Than be forsaken in the future...

When I can see our ties breaking

Our chains suffer because of me

I choose to break them

Before they choke us both

Grief, pain, haunting....

Granite etchings of an ended mortal

Tombs are like memories

They should just be left alone

Forgotten about

Cause all they make is pain...

Even the ones held dearest

Should be left behind

If they don't exist

Why should their memories?

Why hold onto a broken chain?

This soul will drift alone

You can't heal the dead

You can't mend eternal scars

I want you to let go

Don't suffer to keep a memory of me...

Quit crying over my grave

Let go of what's left of me

Leave this kindred soul

Forget this memory

I'm gonna be forgotten about....

I'm gonna be left in the end....

Why suffer later....

For what can be ended now...

Tis the end of my sorrowful memories.....