Burial Within

Of No Consequence

Burial Within


Skyward I reach to touch the distant stars 
Feeling so small in face of the universe 
My mind reels at the enormity of it all 
I am no one, nothing before, and nothing will I ever be 
Close my eyes and feel my spirits fall 

Content to live in the dark, I never wanted this 
Illuminated by enlightenment
repulsive and incomplete, this meaningless life that I lead 

Awakened to the reality of my insignificance, I defy and try to resist 
So defiantly I'd fly, against all reason, and expectations 
As the years went by, the lower I'd fly, dragged down by my defeats 
No hope of going back to that simplicity 
Rising from the past, these memories of better days 

This is my role in life
a minor player on a massive stage 
I lie awake and contemplate these images of my escape from this futility 
Unsatisfied with being 

What motivation can there be when realization sets you free? 
"a tale full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" 

So now I sleep all day,
while outside the rain gracefully dampens my dreams and desires 
This knowledge I've gained at the cost of my loss of contentment 
Has left me waiting silently for the end.