ASHES

The Bell

Patience. That was my first plan. This strategy was met with failure as we sank in the sand where we sat.

Climbing out. I couldn’t climb out. I had cut the extra weight long ago; still, the essential weights grew heavier by the day.

Ashes. I would build with ash.

Art. I would create with ash.

Ashes. Ashes all around.

We won’t have to climb if the world turns to ash.

The bell tolls; the damning bell tolls.

Waves. Splash.

Waves. Crash.

The bell tolls.

Healing sounds and ash.