Fatal Wind

Each breath leaves
The next weaker than the last
Thoughts conspire to deceive
Render to ashes and to dust

Formidable foe
This thing called time
Memories are weapons
Never benign

The cough and the rattle
The wheeze and the choke
The spirit and soul
Dissipate into smoke

And that's how you left me
Like you left me before
Fatal wind blowing through me
Life lives here no more

The cough and the rattle
Ring loud in my ears
All's quiet but the memory
And the crash of my tears

So goes the season
Like it, I will soon pass
I can't find a reason
To take my next breath

The cough and the rattle
The shades drawing closed
Fatal wind no longer blows through me
I am no more

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[Joiedevivre]

And that's how you left me
Like you left me before
Fatal wind blowing through my life
Life lives here no more

ouch, ouch, and ouch! visceral, strong and cutting in its revelation.