Teardrops in the Sand

Teardrops in the sand

The grains of rocks swallow it up

Separating the wet sand from the dry

Hands picking it up

Like a bubble of wet cement.

Teardrops in the sand

She feels swallowed by her emotions

Breaking apart from the ones she loves.

People help her up

But she falls.

Over and over again she falls

Her teardrops in the sand grow.

The darkness swallowing her whole

And taking her.

Her smiles weren’t enough to get through the day

Her tears seeped through her laughs.

She wanted to do better

She wanted to be better

But even her best friend

Sat her down

And told her

She was a bad person.

They told her she made bad choices

Bad decisions

And she wasn’t someone they wanted to be around.

One of the people who knew her the best, 

Said she was a bad person

So she must be.

Was it too late?

Did her tears in the sand cause a flood?

She wanted to scream

She wanted to cry

She wanted to say goodbye

But her teardrops in the sand

Swallowed her whole

And it was too late.

It was always too late.