A Tear In the Sand

Sitting on a beach Alone I stare out to sea I watch the waves grow and die Endlessly on the rocky shore A single black bird circles above Watching me watching it It speaks to me in words I do not understand Clouds out on the horizon Dark and windswept Edged by gold from the failing sun Flashes of lightening Filling my eyes with fire and pain A newspaper flies by on a tortured wind Carried miles across the water Eventually landing across my legs Black print on white paper Saying that a child has died Killed by abuse and neglect Buried in a shallow grave Left alone by those who “loved” her A tear falls down my cheek Falling into the sand Washed away by the next wave Never to be seen again