Sand
Inspried By The SFC Prompt:
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.
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.
Heather Blakey
April 27, 2008 at 10:41 pm
If you are…then yes they are.
am
Anita Marie
April 27, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Anita Marie, this is poignant and piercing in its truthfulness. Wow.
L.
Lori
April 28, 2008 at 12:35 am
Hi Lori
This took me awhile to write- and it gave me nightmares.
Go figure.
am
Anita Marie
April 28, 2008 at 12:42 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!
kvwordsmith
April 28, 2008 at 2:00 am
Okay then on the count of three…one, two….
:-0
Anita Marie
April 28, 2008 at 2:09 am
Or put on an opera CD….. it’ll have the same effect.
Lori
April 28, 2008 at 3:28 am
i loved this poem.
beautiful and scary at the same time.
themagickbox
April 28, 2008 at 10:06 am
Anita Marie, this is a very powerful piece. I really like the imagery in it, and the flow to it all.
shewolfy728
April 28, 2008 at 3:51 pm