From the Ruins
Water tapping against the ruins
Of hidden earth
Lines that we have written in the stars
Like a flower grown from seed
That’s lost at birth
We count on one another
To remind us of who we are
The passage of time is but a memory
That we save
Where we dance and fall in love
And pretend to play the game
But not a trace of what we were
Can be taken to the grave
As we lose our faith in trust
Then just turn and walk away
From the ruins of evil
We are buried with the past
Excavated with the ashes
From the burning of our bridge
So bound we are in time
That our dreams don’t stand a chance
To search for our horizon
And to see beyond the ridge
The world has been my ruin
With the crossing of your tracks
I refused your trembling hands
And the sadness in your eyes
Your change with every season
Was the gift that brought me back
But now I trace you in the sand
As your ocean waves goodbye
Michael 1/19/2022
Copyright © Michael Salazar | Year Posted 2022
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