When I Begin

No need to mark me with a stoneRemember me, or notThe measure of man was never the lengthOf his obelisk, crypt, or plotThat won’t be me there, under the grassTo fret over whether it’s tendedYou’ll hear me whisper through the rainUntil my sighs are endedUnconfined to biomassBeneath a polished rockNo telling what next form I’ll … [more]