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Like the Dunes

Coastal waters come charging in To take control of the dunes But bringing them up, the wind Can also carry fumes Hurricanes and tropical storms Attack in massive waves The dunes stand firm, yet torn The surge attempts to win a slave But even so, the aftermath Shows the dunes are still there Strength to withhold a storms wretched path Now there’s sunshine and calm air The dunes in a silly metaphor Are people in reality It is things average humans have seen before These struggles are actuality

Copyright © | Year Posted 2009




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