生 (Sheng)
Warmth in the womb
Forever entombed
In an endless peaceful slumber
Always a cocoon
Safe in this room
Never a note of hunger
Then a sudden jolt
Of the nest’s revolt
And suddenly it all falls away
The sudden drive
Of being eaten alive
And then I am no longer safe
Escape from this tomb
And claw at the stone
Ere I vanish away
Forever a climb
To stay alive
And perhaps to see another day