Hold On

Dripping moss drip time away
Root and thorn cradling
Rest for weary bones into a grave so soft and safe

Breath and thought, a mind afraid
Fern and fog quivering
Beckoning the great beyond
A life to end this day

Delicate yet strong, precious mortality
On the verge of what's to pass
Hanging off the edge, the world so vast
Soon to know, but not now

Holding on, tethered by the roots
Grasping for what's next
Still tension, what will be
Whispering "hold on"

You gave more than you wanted to
Nobody asked if it was alright with you
Now kindness in the kitchen's morning light
Is gone, is gone, is gone
They had no right to take a life

Now you've given as much as you wanted to
Devastation drives the forward in you
Soon justice will shine in the courtroom's morning light
Hold on, hold on, hold on
They had no right to take a life