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sand castle stories
On the beach the waves rise and fall, and the
As your feet hit the sand, you leave a trail
You took time to stop and sit to build a
castle of blackened sand.
The waves come closer and closer but you
stand by its side, keeping it safe.
Saving the memories and holding on to pain
and bliss of the stone that has been set
Now idol next to the creation of yours, a
new shadow appears, mine.
I wait, longing for to see where my path
But when I see the girl in the sand I don’t
All I see is a smiling heart and lost eyes
When my path crosses yours I wait next to
My hand meets yours and we let the waves
The waves leave their smooth marks on
time moves on.
for another to find.
would meet another.
see the castle
you
take the castle of black.
surface of the sand
Filling the sand with veins, for a new story
Together we build a new castle, one of
Now we walk hand in hand away from a
to be written.
color.
castle of color.
To let the waves of time take its toll and
to let us live free of the castles we’ve once
made.
To let us make new castles on the path
ahead.

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