Watching the ash as it rolls down the roof
Wandering home along Marlborough Road
That I have been for how long I don't know
Leaving a mark that will gradually fade
Leaving a trail of gray-white
Giving and giving and slowly diminishing
Avoiding the cracks in the pavement
Until there isn't a crumb of it left
All through its short life it gives of itself
All through this short life we give of ourselves
It no longer is, it's a snowball in negative
I realize in amazement
Giving and giving and slowly diminishing
