she slowly stepped out of her shell
to see if maybe
there was anything she could do
to make this world
a nicer place
so she danced
up and down the coastline
throwing ribbons in the air
with little messages of life attached to them

"Live! Breath! Become as one!" They said.
"Be happy for life is very short."

And they watched her dance with careful eyes
and they heard her song
but not too loud
for the news was on...
and there were scandals and such and the
ways of the world that demanded their attention
No time for dancing
No time for life

So they called on a truck
to take her away
so she couldn't remind them
how life was supposed to be
And she screamed and she cried
as they strapped her down to a little bed
and drove off in the night

and her empty shell remained
on the shore
with waves crashing against it
in the quiet darkness...


Main Page