Slowly consumed By the gaping maw of darkness Finally laid to rest Among root and worm for eternity Flesh drops from the bone Bone decays to dust I disappear To become, one, with the earth Crowned in earth, forever to sleep Leaving behind the weight of the world Cold is the grave, entombed in seclusion Body surrenders to majestic decay The tomb beckons, confine of shadows Swallowed by this tenebrous abyss Corrosive soil, biting and dank Devouring the forsaken