Bit by Bit

Bit by bit and then all at once

When my soul leaves the confines of me

And my last breath becomes a new one for you

I hope I evaporate and settle down

As the purest dew

Uncaptured, for you.

I’ll trouble you, like I always do

Always, in the air around you

In hopes that you would swallow me

And let me be a part of you.

I’ll trickle down a silver stream

And water the flowers that cover my grave

And I’ll rain down hard and gently slide

Down the window that you look out of.

I’ll be your afternoon’s steam and your evening’s cool

And when dawn breaks

And your dreams leave your beautiful mind

You’ll find me waiting

As the moisture on your pillow.

Glide a finger over

Your fogged up mirror

And draw my face

And as you trace my contours, to make me stay

I”ll silently fade away

Bit by bit and then all at once

Like the picture in your head that you draw from.