Mortal Eternal

The flames flicker in the hearts of men
It burns with passions that blends ambition
The engine of man rests in his chest
Forever fighting the urge to sleep
As the flame dies the embers dance
The smoke whisps and dances for life
The embers sink into themselves
The fire once bright, now lay slumbered in ash
A molten glow, heavily calling to rest
The breath of life, now lost in the chambers
The chambers of passion and ambition
The breath, forever separates
The engine of man lurches down
Collapsing the machine of man
His cries, silent. His tears, never seen.
The weight of the engine crushes the man
The heat leaves the ashes and the metal cools
Then a flash of heat rips through the machine
A moment of regret, now fading into void
A call so sweet urges the man to slip away
The man leaves the machine, now covered in roses
The roses drip onto the floor
Seeping from the machines head
But the man is free, he escaped the engine
The man now flows with the river of time
Letting the current swallow him
Leaving the machine behind to rust
I found the machine
I wept for there was no man
I found the machine
There was no man