raised in glory

To this end

it does not end

but goes on and

be warned: they are among us.

What you think is real

is only a close approximation.

Rest assured

when you go you go

and you will go.

So what then, if all is ashes?

It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye:

Immortal bodies we become.

of things past

and yes, it slips away from us

as everything will do

inches upon moments

it cannot be stopped oh no

you cannot even pause

one thing

will lead to another, i fear

so who will fight

this deadly march as it labors on around us?

time time time

once upon the time we met

it was going to be all right

everything set

everyone amazed

we got our battle poses

we got our plans.

the admiral's admission

is this the part

where life becomes a love letter

something to unfold

keep near the heart

quartered with the captain

in his log?

or

is this a remembrance

of something forgotten

barely known

an everyday vision that transforms you?

return of the native

did you think i

fucked off forever?

dry your eyes

i'm not in the next world yet.

hello 2012