As the wind loses his strength after a storm I undress my will I let the breath of life blow on me I feel safe in the unknown My aura spreads wide outward Reaching those gates I can’t bring myself to walk to I tie my hair to a dead tree With each knot I exhale discord With each knot I inhale transparency Until I’m left at peace Staring at my reflection on the clouds running above Thoughts filter through me I purge out any trace of them Claiming my own being I refuse to blend in And I accept to exist I just exist Like a dead leaf on water I let currents decide directions Like mold on a stone I’ll live through anything that comes my way The pulse behind any move Is the electric fire life commands I challenge my lungs to overcome the smoke I’m still and centered like a stone But my body keeps bursting into flames And just when I will be ashes It means I have fought back enough I bring my heartbeat down to silence I envision a white square And its sides fading to nothing I enter the realm of blankness And feel my bones turning into dust Air draws through me Charcoal fumes take my place Being nothing I’m all I need to be Being nothing I’m all I’ve chosen to be