Pythian Games

Sand

Posted in Anita Marie Moscoso, Soul Food A.B.C, Uncategorized by Anita Marie on April 27th, 2008

by

a.m. moscoso

Inspried By The SFC Prompt:

Footprints In The Sand

If I could walk

to the end of the world

I would find a hill to stand on

and I would

 watch the sunset.

 

I wonder.

Would  the sky look the same

at the end of the world?

Would the air smell the same?

If I put my hands to my face and screamed would I sound the same?

 

If I could walk to

the end of the world

I would walk upon the dead ocean floor

and touch rocks full of bones

tombs

for creatures I knew

when they were covered with flesh

a long time ago

when the Sun was Yellow

and not red.

 

If I could walk to the end of the world

I’d walk in circles for miles and miles

I’d leave my footprints there in the dusty remains

of my world

and

hope

 that maybe someday, somebody

would know I once was.

9 Responses to 'Sand'

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  1. Heather Blakey said, on April 27th, 2008 at 10:41 pm

    Extraordinary A.M. This is so powerful. I have often wondered, if I walked to the end of the world or clambered through the black holes, would those I loved be alive.

  2. Anita Marie said, on April 27th, 2008 at 10:46 pm

    If you are…then yes they are.
    am

  3. Lori said, on April 28th, 2008 at 12:35 am

    Anita Marie, this is poignant and piercing in its truthfulness. Wow.

    L.

  4. Anita Marie said, on April 28th, 2008 at 12:42 am

    Hi Lori

    This took me awhile to write- and it gave me nightmares.
    Go figure.

    am

  5. kvwordsmith said, on April 28th, 2008 at 2:00 am

    I don’t know how things would be at the end of the world, but via the Internet, we know you are here - we hear your screams in the night - you are not alone - if it gets really bad, we can all SCREAM together real loud - and maybe evil will have to cover its pointed ears and run away from US!

  6. Anita Marie said, on April 28th, 2008 at 2:09 am

    Okay then on the count of three…one, two….
    :-0

  7. Lori said, on April 28th, 2008 at 3:28 am

    Or put on an opera CD….. it’ll have the same effect.

  8. themagickbox said, on April 28th, 2008 at 10:06 am

    i loved this poem.

    beautiful and scary at the same time.

  9. shewolfy728 said, on April 28th, 2008 at 3:51 pm

    Anita Marie, this is a very powerful piece. I really like the imagery in it, and the flow to it all.

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