Tiny atoms
Forged from ancient stars
Formed into soft flesh
Warm blood
Hot breath
Oxygen circulating
Calcium forming bones
Coppery iron in blood
All recycled
From a universe
Rearranging itself
It makes sense
That when we take
Our last breath
And light leaves our eyes
Those atoms
Scurry outward
Into trees
Sunlight
Water
Flowers
In that way
We continue on
When my heart stops
And my lungs fail
Do not search for me
Only in graveyards
Find me instead
In trees swaying in the breeze
In crashing waves
Gritty sand between your toes
Lake water against your ankles
A yellow wildflower
Slippery velvet moss
A chirping frog
And warm sunlight
Because nothing in nature
Ever truly disappears
It only changes shape
Again
And again
And again
May 13
May 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM UTC
Tiny atoms
Forged from ancient stars
Formed into soft flesh
Warm blood
Hot breath
Oxygen circulating
Calcium forming bones
Coppery iron in blood
All recycled
From a universe
Rearranging itself
It makes sense
That when we take
Our last breath
And light leaves our eyes
Those atoms
Scurry outward
Into trees
Sunlight
Water
Flowers
In that way
We continue on
When my heart stops
And my lungs fail
Do not search for me
Only in graveyards
Find me instead
In trees swaying in the breeze
In crashing waves
Gritty sand between your toes
Lake water against your ankles
A yellow wildflower
Slippery velvet moss
A chirping frog
And warm sunlight
Because nothing in nature
Ever truly disappears
It only changes shape
Again
And again
And again
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