Dancing With The Afterlife – The Invitation

Am I ready now
To leave this body
Become this other-worldly me?

I am on fire with the desire to fit in with the monster -
the organic, writhing earth.

Yet, would my feet still then touch the ground?

Would I explode to the heavens,
an upward bound shooting star?

Or perhaps become as stone
The wind howling through me
The water cutting my features sharp and craggy

Inviting yet another to join
the mystery
of what comes after.