I’m sprawled across your bones
With a flower blooming from my head
I’m feeding off of your chalky sustenance
To keep its petals from wilting

As I watch you fall to dust,
I use your ashes for sacrament
Upon this dark alter of earth

I wish I could wrap my skin around you
Make you beautiful once more
But I must make this holy rite instead
To keep you from falling into oblivion

Really, so I won’t forget you.