Free Will
So as I watch life turn to ash
Burn down to dust before my eyes
I walk away, into the past
Too torn to give up two more times
The forest is so beautiful
These leaves so vibrant, scarred with fire
Sunset hues of summer's fall
Scorch my soul with true desire
Silence sleeps beneath my step
As I wander 'mongst the trees
Lost to time and circumstance
Gone within the flame of leaves
Here lies beauty. Here lies peace
Inside the silence of the night
Here lie secrets, softly spread
Beneath the murmurings of light
All is ash, as all is dust
As all life fades with dying days
Here I lie, and here I'll sleep
Beneath the stars, my soul's true deep
And as my eyes slip down to stay forever
Voices, 'mongst the leaves
Between the breeze
I hear them say
"It's better
To burn out than fade away"
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