Life imprints sentience on the particles we cede back to the universe upon passing. Death is decentralization, not expiration, of consciousness. Each of our muons and protons and electrons comprises the cumulative wisdom of all that has experienced life before. We are each one, and we are each all.
My friend John Arthur passed on 22 October 2013. I met him through my wife, who knew him for her entire life. After attending a memorial gathering for John in Cincinnati in October 2013, this track just kinda spilled out.
In the course of fighting ALS, John and his partner Jim also fought for their right to be buried together as spouses. The former battle ended, but not before the latter battle was won. All the wars, however, rage on.
you & i let’s float away
lighter than air
lighter than lightyou can’t break down what you can’t divide
you can’t destroy what you can’t collide
let’s float awayyou & i let’s drift away
we are the clouds
that make a perfect skyyou can’t break down what you can’t divide
you can’t destroy what you can’t collide
let’s float away