Past Memory Lane 7/12/09
Every mile,
a memory
left in the dust
half an era ago
I thought I knew who
I was
Lost and disillusioned
by all I had grown to know
a maze of thorns
with no clear end in sight
the scars
from which are faded
beyond recognition
Looking back
I’m in a kind of
disbelief
at how much I had
underestimated myself
Every time I
pass by
Now, it stings
so much less
Castles In The Sand 3/8/09
Knees on the soggy ground
a strong breeze in my ear
the tiny grains of memories
stick to my fingers
unyielding
and permanent
I build you sand castles
with them
balconies adorned
with the tiniest sea shells
I could find,
they over look the sea
and the thousands of tomorrows
on the horizon
As we’re admiring our
work, we can just imagine
what it will all be like
living in sand castles
dancing under the stars
while our eyes are turned away
the cruel ocean
makes its ominous
creep
up to the mote and
just nudges the wall
then
a second larger wave
came and toppled
devoured years
of pain staking
effort to construct
a dream on Earth
but with the erosion of
time and
high tide on
the way
we should know
better
than to build our
castles in the sand
