All men shall die

All men shall die
Should the spirit fly 
All men shall die
In the pagoda of life
In the flight of the bird
The shell of the tortoise 
The strength of the curse 
A snake in the loose 
All men shall die
With their days of grandeur 
Their nights insecure 
In the light of the moon
The dark of the night
Upon the rocks 
On the mountains
All men shall die 
Through this heart
These lungs emphysemic 
This king upon the horse 
This queen with her command
These words of praise
For love and demand 
In castles and 
Upon concrete ground 
All men shall die
With a tear in your eye
As the fish in the sea
The all encompassing sea
The birds in flight
The child upon a knee 
All men....
This day, this night
This dark, this light 
Like no other heaven in the universe
Angel guides traverse 
In this time
This moment, 
As your heart stops
In the spirit
There you are
Above; below 
In the seeds that you sow
Finally, in this great land 
This great place
With the human race
You walk, you sleep, 
You eat, until thy day is done
Thy day is done
All the dead immersed in light 
As they are finally left in the dark
All men, all men 
All men must die