beneath my feet

beneath my feet

these crunching leaves

the flaking pieces of a tree that could no longer hold on

void of life

beneath my feet

this hard-worn path

footprints made by travelers with no direction but the next step

leading nowhere

beneath my feet

this earthen ground

where man’s remains are buried for no one to find

no more to live

beneath my feet

convulsing sphere

spinning in space controlled by a force I can’t fully understand

unexplained rhythm

beneath my feet

all I’ve ever known

death and decay caused by the choices of mankind

world with an end

beneath my feet

there is no hope

but my soul is bound to a place where death and decay can never reach

life without end

by Sophia LaFleur

October 1, 2008