a day will come , and i will lay myself in the dirt beside you . a willingness overcoming me to decay -- to decompose . i will dig myself into the dirt and the moss , wrap my skin with lichen and press my lips to the tree roots . after all , you won’t be there to pull me out then , will you ? no , i am laying myself in the earth to be beside you , to feel the grass sprout in our joints and the flowers bloom between our ribs -- together . we will become a harbinger of life , a home , a provider . does death scare you , my love ? it shouldn’t . i’ve died before , and i’ll be there beside you even in the dark . before you go i’ll ask you to plant a seed in my heart , to wrap your roots around me -- anywhere you can reach . hold as tightly as you will , even in death you’ll keep me here , my mighty oak tree . even if you are uprooted and you fall , i will still linger in the bark and the overturned soil of your life . even if you rot , i will still make a home within the decay .