You said you were terrified of death – neared
Being in a place you have never known
But I think it was really life you feared –
You were scared when the apocalypse reared –
Its ugly perfect head of an ending
You said you were terrified of death – neared
Family life was violence – revered
Bloodied roses blossomed on altar walls
But I think it was really life you feared –
Trauma to your childish brain once – speared
Glazed out the screaming – inhabited our home
But I think it was really life you feared –
Death is smeared suffering disappeared
Once dripping wrists perpetually healed
You said you were terrified of death – ending
But I think it was really life you feared.
