Corpse Decomposition

Freshly killed, lying still Intact and insect free Beautiful, stiff and cold First stage complete Dead for days, left to rot Bloated corpse, once was not Purge fluid is forced out Stage 2 complete Actively decaying, brutalized Maggots have colonized Actively decaying, brutalized Maggots have colonized Stage 3 complete Putrefaction begins An advanced decaying process Black discolored torso Stage 4 completed Putrefaction resumes Liquefying tissues Reduced to rot Festering remains Skeletonize Stage 5 is now Complete Reduced to rot Festering remains Skeletonize Stage 5 is now Complete Corpse decomposition No remains in site Dead and gone erased from earth Mourning life Life's predispositions ensure the finite Death sentence assigned at birth Awaiting demise Corpse decomposition No remains in site Dead and gone erased from earth Mourning life Life's predispositions ensure the finite Death sentence assigned at birth Awaiting demise Patiently, embracing, expiration Patiently waiting for death Embracing decomposition Expiration... Becoming one with the soil Live, die, rot, gone Nothing that was said will ever matter when life's stripped away Nothing that was done will be remembered when the corpse decays