I’ve been on my knees <br />Both in prayer <br />And in defeat, <br />I’ve lied down <br />In wet, autumn leaves <br />Meditating graves <br />And seeking sanctuary, <br />I’ve been stepped on <br />By strangers and lovers <br />With the callous disregard <br />As if I was a rotted log. <br /> <br />And once, I touched a woman’s hair <br />Sprinkled with moonlight, <br />And kissed her eyes <br />Beside a river. <br /> <br />Joy and sadness, <br />Pain and pleasure, <br />I don’t know which <br />Will finally take me under <br />And where I’ll decay, <br />Below or above ground.<br /><br />Uriah Hamilton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/where-i-ll-decay/
