The Last Sunrise

Sitting alone in the cemetery

The full moon shines it bright rays

Reflecting off my milky white skin

Making it seem as if I glow

I just sit thinking about the days of old

When I loved my life and what I was

Now I sit here waiting for the end

I know the time is near

Yet so far from here

I rest for a what seems only a moment

When I awaken the moon is gone

It is almost time for dawn

Slowly the sun drifts over the horizon

Bright red and orange fill the blue sky

I feel my skin burning and melting off my bones

I no longer feel all alone

The scent of my burning flesh fills the air

All I do is simply stand and stare

My first sunrise in centuries

Yet it is my last I will ever know

But what a beautiful way to go

(c)Todd Myers 1997

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