Rise from the Rot
Please dig your way up

I hope you rise from the rot tomorrow darling
The soil doesn’t need your nourishment just yet
I know your eyes are shriveled from crying but your tear ducts have more to be said
Just because you feel as deep as to your bone from your flesh
Doesn’t mean that the surface of you can’t also decompress
It won’t always be like this, let the maggots mourn
Just because your heart stopped beating doesn’t mean it’s not still torn
At least in life you can try to reassemble it
You’re terrified but feeling means you didn’t quit
I hope your decaying skin reverses itself
I pray your brittle bones can still carry your wealth
Your finger nails will grow again
Your hair will still be dead
Blood will fill you with color
Your organs will clean it’s gutters
There is no room for toxins in a body trying to regain strength
I swear you will be vibrant once again
You are not a zombie
You are not ash
You are just somebody who battles death
So push the rodents off of you and the worms that helped
No longer let the beast devour you, you do that enough to yourself
Dig upwards with passion until you’re through and can breath and then
leave the dirt with an empty hole
6ft deep was never meant to be your home
Brace yourself once you are re-birthed and bare
Clothes may cover you but vulnerability is always aware
Being killed hurt less than choking on your pride
You may start as a mess but you’ll tidy up nice
Shower the morbid bodily fluids down the drain
Stitch up the outside wounds and soon your insides will do the same
I believe you are a lovely lively human
You may feel unwanted
.. and that’s the truth
But not by me
And now not by you
So who?
Darling
The reaper never desired you
You did
It’s just you couldn’t find yourself so you committed to the loss
You’ll only ever find you if you never give up
The Reaper will come back for you please don’t worry about that
I know everyone leaves but why do you let everyone be yourself?
Stay this time, mother nature will survive without you
But you won’t
It’s tomorrow darling..
Good morning my merry muse
Have you risen?
Have you woke?
Have you finally found you?
About the Creator
Ecarg Nosive
I'm a 29 year old writer from Ohio trying to make my passion, my career. Besides writing I enjoy animals, nature, and music.


Comments (22)
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I want to always come back to this! Timeless and beautiful
Omdsss….ma’am is you an angel?! This is so angelic and beautiful!💗
Thank you all for reading and for these nice comments, means more than you know! I appreciate you
As someone who has struggled with depression for about 16 years, I have to say this is inspiring. Thank you for writing this, I needed it today.
I liked the poem you wrote even if it is a bit sad.
Lovely, so well written and thought provoking. Congratulations on top story. 🕯️
Very powerful and uplifting. A good reminder to live and be yourself. Congratulations on top story.
This is so creative and visceral! Amazing job. Congratulations on Top Story!!
Wow no wonder this was TS ♦️♦️♦️♦️♦️
Fabulously well-written and powerful!
I love how you shift from darkness to hope, and the line "You did, it’s just you couldn’t find yourself" 👌🏽. It’s like telling someone that they’re worth the fight, even if they’ve forgotten. Seriously, this was deep and beautifully written.
Very vivid and beautiful!
The best question: "Have you finally found you?" Congratulations on your top story!
Such a beautiful and poignant poem. Resilience and revival.
I love this imagery. Very well written and emotional. Well deserved Top Story!
Congratulations on your TS. That said, how this reminds me of my brother who spend his entire life "after Nam" being so misunderstood. This is so beautifully written.
Beautiful. I love 'let the maggots mourn'. Congratulations on Top Story!
What an emotional and visual read. Well done. Congratulations, too, on a much deserving Top Story.
A true masterpiece of poetic brilliance.
Sounds like a sales representative mixed with H. P. Lovecraft.
Fantastic poem! Great work!