It Was Only

It was only a moment
That didn't know when to end
As you buried birds under seedlings
Because blood helped them grow

It was only sacred
In the clock ticks between tears
The gentle ones and zeros
Marked whose turn it was to scream

It was only a year
That went in a blink
Our seedlings withered with the drought
Because everything comes to an end

It was only time
It was only space
It was only pain
It was only grace
It was only lost
It was only a waste

It was only love