Another Grain of sand

Another Grain of Sand

By Ben Nay



The essence of humanity is rooted deep within the soul

Within the confines of mortality, no one can flourish alone

As I delve deep into the cavern that is my unconscious self

We unlock the rusted gates that were formerly condoned



Standing strong and brave in the face of so many hidden minds

Wind battering the faces of too many forgotten lives

Darkened figures rise out of the shadows and slowly come to light

They stalk out of seclusion, breaking free their binds



Taken aback from the sorrow that is their unsung plight

Not seeing the clear and lucid truth, still hiding in twilight

A face now long forgotten, but one I used to know

A thousand more remembered, but all so long ago



Every one the alike, but different in some way

Still hiding in the blackness, with not one word to say

I cast my wary eye over the colossal horde

Still standing at the gate, where once my past was stored



A lost and forlorn face emerges from the crowd

Past the rusted gates, it comes forth from the shroud

As I watch, my heart is pounding; my mind is racked with fear

What from the caverns have I unleashed? The face that draws so near



As the blatant truth I’ve crafted finally comes to light

The face’s words lose meaning; the reality gains might

I wonder why I rummaged through my soul when I must fly

But my heart is shattered, my body battered, by this ghastly, awful lie



Drawn deep into the darkness, I’m enveloped by the masses

Fighting tooth and nail to bolt, but alas, the ground still passes

It appears as if all hope I had was brutally torn to shreds

The future seems so bleak, the frigid darkness I now dread



Behold! A break in the horde and I’m soaring like the wind

Sprinting through the caverns where my past has hid

Memories are racing by; my whole life is a blur

But as I reach the end I halt, what I’m seeing, I’m not sure



The rusted gate is bolted shut and my heart sinks to the floor

I could have sworn I left it open, not even minutes before

I grasp the cold and heartless steel with all I have within

But all truth and reason has just left behind a cold and heartless sin



Skulking back into the hole that now I must call home

A laugh echoes behind me and rends my a hole into my soul

Spinning hard and fast I catch only but a flash

Of the spectre of my future, abandoning the past



I collapse in the dampened corner, bracing for the worst

And as I lie, I ponder, read my life backwards, last to first

The essence of humanity is vastly locked away

With the shadows of a thousand pasts, where the forgotten stay



So many mislead perceptions, they just add fuel to the fire

The pressure inside mounts, and the tension still climbs higher

Isolation of the past for the situation at hand

Will betray you in the end, just another grain of sand