
wind, shadow & sand
tomorrow stealthily lurks in the dark shadow plains
whispering promises sometimes made to be broken
secreted away in the sands of its billowing winds
ride unwritten truths that go on never spoken
dreamers struggle with the confounding complexities
strive hard to maintain some modicum of composure
still they hand their hearts to the merciless winds
with risk of being ravaged from their naked exposure
the taking of chance when the wind offers to dance
can lead to the steps paying the tune little heed
when head will not swallow what heart wants to follow
neurons misfire between sheer want and true need
an unheralded plight when wind pummels the night
with long lament for what should never have been
the sands cache the wounds with a slow pillaging rust
preventing light from revealing the spaces unseen
while hope wanders a maze in the dark shadow plains
denial keeps on pushing it further aside every day
and time reluctantly carries all the burdensome weight
of
grains of sand
in shadow wind
blowing away
s. paul (Aug. 2021)