Sandcastles

The spade bites down, a silver fang—
its hunger for the perfect tower, the moat that swallows everything.
I build my kingdoms grain by grain,
while tide rehearses its collapse again.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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October 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I felt that end, Kayla. Beautiful.
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