To be Changed

			
To be changed, to be changed by what has been.
 
To die, to sleep, sweet rest escapes the same
The grave collapses, the whole shrinks,
And potency clamors into view
Embalmed, the natural world
Replaces the natural light
Two bulbs burn with ivory intensity
And in their icy, marbled gaze
The host of the dead, yet unsaved,
Wait patiently