When I'm gone

When I'm gone, I hope you'll keep me here.

And if I'm gone, I hope nothing turns to dust.

Because we shared a life, even if only for a while.

I don’t even know how it all began.

When I’m gone, don’t be sad for me.

Just keep me here.

In the place where light can’t reach, and all flows out.

And if I’m gone, throw stones, set fire, spill tears — feel me here.

I’ve been waiting for this my whole life.

Every curve of this endless circle ends back to me.

I open my arms, trying to hold the air.

I’ll follow every sign on this stony path — until I find you.

And I will.

Then, you’ll show me you’ve been keeping me here.

Where the light can’t reach.

And all flows out.