Is Survived By

It’s a song of thanks sung by a hack. When

The reflection of yourself just won’t look

Back. It’s that panic you feel when you don’t

Know what to say when everyone wants in

And you want the subject to change. Because

I’ve been swallowed up and I’ve been split in

Two and I’m not sure which is me and who I

Respond through. So notify my next of kin

And let them know there’s so much more

To believe in. It doesn’t have to be based

On blood because the next in line shouldn’t

Have to know what they’re made of. This is

Survived by who held me up. This is survived

By who sang the song. And that sense of

Purpose has made it all worth it. So write a

Song that everyone can sing along to / so

When you’re gone you can live on, they won’t

Forget you. This is survived by a love. this is

Survived by a cause; that you aren’t the only

Who remembers what it was. This is survived

By a love. This is survived by a wish; that

You won’t let down who has attached themselves

To it. This is survived by a love. this is

Survived by a fear; that all that’s left when said

And done is words you will never ever hear.