Rhythmically Sinking By David Madriz '22
How are you so lovely yet so scary? Sands ebb and flow in a rhythmic fashion. I hold few grains, wishing I could cash in. Pristine glass contains you and shines glary. After days it seems arbitrary. A handful of loose grains breeds compassion. Spectating lives, my face is left ashen. Pages flip in my mind; a library. A paralyzing figure engulfs me. Minutes to hours, hours to days, days to years ... Frustratingly slow yet scarily fast. Writhing, I find myself her internee. Sand leaks fast, my face now sullied with tears. Glass shatters, shards now caressed at long last.
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