i built a tomb in my body
brick by brick
those that preached to honor the dead
used the dead for bricks
cemented you see
in an eternity of
fleshless grimaces
this is where we died
the skulls whispered in my ears
yet we do not rest
we never rest.
my bones form my catacomb
my body on display
we do not rest
we honor our dead
brick by broken bones
we construct the tomb
for tourists to come
and snap eerie photographs.
do you see yourself reflected
in the sockets of those infinite stares
empty, the dust swirling in the void
we honor our dead
cemented
we never rest
a wall of bones
my back to you
i feel your heartbeat
echo through my chambers.
we honor our dead
broken apart by those who honor us
cemented to our death
by those that honor us
no longer a person
no longer a soul
a grimace in a line of grimaces
we honor our dead
we never rest
do you hear the screams bouncing off the walls
like a toy ball thrown too hard
ricocheting
echoing
let me rest.
