One step into uncertainty Swampy deathbed welcoming Heartless, abstract art Defiant heart's dream, unknown calling Uncertain step taunting Losing sight of my feet Descent, then hope hesitating A man slowly miring Behold, the cleansing of conceit The filth in which I sink Nameless Hope, in wetland's quicksand we meet Common branches with uncommon reach Longing for life, godlike hand grasping me Lost soul, alone, wandering Troubled mind slowly bearing Emergent life and new faces Holding strong under strained roots aching Green nature, face half in peat Now on my side lying Clouded sight, one eye gazing Sunlight beaming, through the leaves blazing Behold, the cleansing of conceit The filth in which I sink Nameless Hope, in wetland's quicksand we meet Common branches with uncommon reach Longing for life, godlike hand grasping me Suffocating feat, eternal feeling The time between God's blink First time truly fighting, the clash of armies meet Sinking I pull up my knees, fighting to breathe Underneath the heavens The beauty of grey clouds and skies that weep All the while, mortal man upon the ground Sinks, slowly sinks The young cypress climbs It's heart longs with reaching arms Soon to be humbled Slipping I embrace its showing roots In wetland's quicksand Here lies Man