Lay down

I was hoping I was a child

But perhaps I am a guide

Writing to set you free

A guardian of the in-between

Lay down

Down in the deep where your love comes from

Lay down

Down in the deep where it feels like all is gone

I remember in your chair

By the bed in palliative care

You had bled through your jeans

A weeping wound, living and dying

I just want you to lay down

Down in the deep where your love comes from

Lay down

Down in the deep until you feel like all is gone

In that moment

1995

You were the daughter

And tonight

When I looked up from my notebook

There was a scythe in my hand

Lay down

Down in the deep where your love comes from

Lay down

Down in the deep until you feel like all is gone