English Poetry — Nara Hodge

I’ve walked among the dead

and felt the most alive.

There’s no angst nor dread

inside the crypt tonight.

To me the dead feel very real -

more solid than the living.

Among the tombs I feel the thrill

of the not knowing.

What lies ahead? Another day?

Or time has stopped for now?

Is there an end? I hope and pray

that you will keep your vow.

From inside a tomb a song is heard,

the words subdued and blurred:

‘Love and death are one and the same,

We’ve played the deadly game..’

Among the dead I have no fear

Amongst them I feel free

In a tomb on the right rests a composer,

A poet sleeps next to him.

I long for the wisdom they once shared,

I implore them to give me a hint.

The fragility of life is suddenly bare:

we are all here for a mere stint.

*Previously published by Harness Magazine at www.harnessmagazine.com