As a child
I built a sand castle of confidence

Made of sand, yes
But built as if it were bricks

Layered,

Tall,

And strong

Things change
Life moves forward
The Earth rotates
The moon and stars continue to shine as the stars continue to align

But, time is against me
The tide picks up

My sand castle of confidence on this beach.
Alone

The high tide exerts its powerful energy.

Crashing

Destroying…
This lonesome sand castle
Taking pieces of my heart and soul away with her
Away she goes
Just as quickly as she came

But now,
That once
Layered
Tall,

Brick strong like sand castle is gone

With nothing to show for itself,
Except this empty bottle, black notebook and pen

-Henry Ellis