Shifting Sands Took You Away

Shifting Sands Took You Away

You stood firm,

Then the ground changed,

Grains sliding,

Beneath your feet.

Slow at first,

Then all at once,

The world opened,

And swallowed you whole.

I reached out,

Held your hand,

But time pulled harder,

Than I ever could.

Your face blurred,

As distance grew,

Your voice dimmed,

Like dying light.

Shifting sands,

Have no mercy,

No pause,

No return.

You were here,

Then gone for good,

Carried somewhere,

I cannot follow.

Still I call,

Through broken ground,

For the echo

Of who you were.