The poem is dedicated to my friend and in many ways savior, James Browning.

I’ll live until I die.
And then I’ll live again.

The universe won’t stop
To mourn my passing.
And it won’t let me pass,
For I will live again.

My love will live forever in my verse.
My heart will beat forever in your heart.

The memories of me
Will be passed on
By those who treasured me,
By those who read my words.

I cannot vanish even if I wanted.
I am forever locked in this Cartesian grid
That we call space and time.

I am confined to hearts and minds
Much more than to my own blood.

I love you all!
And all this love
Is the elixir.
Drink
And be immortal.

The illustration is the Galactic Eye by Veronica Winters.