Ash Garden

The ground is quiet
But the roots still bleed
I plant my sorrow
And it grows in me

Broken branches cut my skin
Every season caves within
Shadows bloom where light won’t stay
I watch the flowers turn to grey

Lay me down in hollow rain
Cover me in quiet shame

Ash garden, bury me low
Seeds of silence, nothing will grow
Ash garden, roots intertwine
Take my body, leave me blind

Empty faces in the soil
Rusty hands still clutch the spoil
Every prayer is cracked and dry
Every truth a quiet lie

Lay me down in hollow rain
Cover me in quiet shame

Ash garden, bury me low
Seeds of silence, nothing will grow
Ash garden, roots intertwine
Take my body, leave me blind

No sound, no flame
Just earth, just name
No sound, no flame
Just earth, just name

Ash garden, bury me low
Seeds of silence, nothing will grow
Ash garden, roots intertwine
Take my body, leave me blind

Ash
Garden
Ash
Garden