One Little Turtle

One Little Turtle

(on its back)

by Char

Ellipses of sand beneath my feet

Replace my childhood memories.

As I dance between the "ought" and "is"...

The "buts" and "ifs"... A kiss, no kiss.

One little turtle, all feet in the air, all despair.

With my eyes open to the world, I am blind.

The eye of the storm,

and goodnight...

It's an epic, inconceivable, fail;

And, unlike you, it's all mine.