Identity

You lie there frail and fractal
A shell battered against the shore
Polished and broken
Calm colors cloak extravagant design
Home to lost crabs
Who outgrow and abandon
Treasure to tourists and salesmen
Who display and forget
You twirl and contort your bold lines to please
One day you may break
Become a weapon
A thousand particles of sand
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Lokken Avatar
September 7, 2009 at 10:55 AM
This is a beautiful and powerful metaphor. Love, Sara:)
Kendrick Avatar
August 26, 2009 at 4:08 PM
Interesting concept put to pen. Keep writing. Sara
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