is a sand castle
being disintegrated
one miniscule grain of
sparkling sand
at a time.
It is a small speckled pebble
on a hillside
at the verge
of falling over the edge
and plunging straight down.
It is a child
once innocent and pure
with a desire to tell his first white lie
to get rid of the sinking weight
of cookies in his stomach.
It is inevitably nearing,
simply a sad sight to see.
Something once beautiful -
now broken -
leaving us empty and silent.
