Once

There was a girl made of glass

As fragile as she was

She roamed from city to city

In search of...

 

There was a girl made from sand

She slept underneath the sun

All of her life

She conformed to the raging sea

That crashed and carried her

 

The wind carried the glass girl

Until she appeared on the beach

She walked carefully, as to not cut the 

Sand beneath her

 

The waves crashed into one another

Until the sea became enraged

And held the sand under water

 

The glass attempted to create a barrier

Between the raging seas and the sand

 

Sun beamed on the both of the girls backs

The sun beamed through the glass

As the girl made of glass cracked piece by piece 

 

She extended her hand

The girl made of sand hesitated 

But extended hers

 

And their hands touched

With the sun beating them down

The heat was rising

The sand started through her fingers

 

She said she wanted to breathe her in

And listen to the waves until they could no longer hear the rage of the sea

 

And she slipped through her fingers

Something happened

 

The girl made of glass cracked and burst into flames 

Millions of pieces returned to her natural state

 

She joined the girl made from sand

And the two of them let the waves wash them away as the sun set