Mayfly Living

Open my eyes
For the first and last time
Spreading my wings
I already knew how to fly
For today is the beginning of my end

Seeing the sunrise first
Seeing the sunset to my last
Born to the end of time
This is the story of the mayfly
For today is the beginning of my end

Rising to the fresh air
Following the rays of the sun
Yet for tomorrow will never be my day
For today is my first and last
For today is the beginning of my end

Why do I have to die?
For I already knew my time
To produce children with the same wife
There is no time to cry
For today is the beginning of my end

This curse lives on
Time does not take too long
To follow me? I am already gone
My life as the mayfly story full of sorrow
For today is the beginning of my end

I can't depend on the moon
My time is too soon
The day is falling to a stop
My wings are beginning to drop
For today is the beginning of my end

I am drowsy
My time is near
I can't no longer fear
For I ran out of tears
For today is the beginning of my end

My children will have the same fate
I need to complain
Still to weak to fly
I am ready to die
I finally reached my end
For this is the story of the mayfly
I need to be reborn again
For my life was not well spent

- Elisha De La Rosa, "The Mayfly" (11-7-09)