The Other Side

 The Other Side

The other side of you,
The other half of you,
Which senses me loom,
Like a lyrebird changing my call,

First loud then distant then never at all,
First loud then distant then never at all.

The other side of you,
The other part of you,
Still able to see the world,
A flickering consciousness,
Checking the brightness of it's own flame,

Roaring bright and tall then never again,
Roaring bright and tall then never again.

The other side of you,
The other slice of you,
Which opened up like a baby's stare,
Meeting the dimples of its mother's face,

Curious and tender yet drifting away,
Curious and tender yet drifting away.

The other side of you,
The other piece of you,
Like a man cut in two,
Feeling the blanket's warmth on your one leg.

A final rattled breath and you lay down your head,
A final rattled breath and you lay down your head.