Born at hightide, buried to the chin among countless others on the beach, shouting, coughing, the froth surging in to drown all within its lounging reach.
Openmouthed to sing my song aloud, I receive a swig of salty surf, sputtering words, too much like the crowd, our voices a chorus without worth.
Where are those who dig free from the sand, those who escape the insensate tide? They rise from these deep holes and can stand in sunlight, moving with a strong stride.
Still, the rest of us remain entombed while waves wash over the thoughtless trend, never heard, never seen, each one doomed to scream into the surf without end.
Ah, but could I not dig myself out by merit of my mouth and its bite, by my teeth, by grit and bit and bout to lessen the sand that holds me tight?
Or is that sand not of the hourglass and, so, the holding hole that is Time? Do those who are dug out truly pass beyond, or are those lands but birdlime?
Stephen Marshall. Writer, illustrator, layabout. Find him on Amazon, maybe. He has paperback and kindle books listed there. He also writes Supernatural Romance under the name S.C. Foster (because his fiancee pushed him to do so). He seems to have a knack for the Romance genre, much to his chagrin. Having pursued Children's literature he is particularly proud of his Children's novel series "Lost And Found", which begins with "Chloe Among The Clover", continues recently with "Stormy Within The Strawberry Patch" and may, in some future potentiality, culminate with "Candice Through The Picket Fence". These are novels for children (including his insistent nephew), but they are also written for adults who are children at heart. His short story collection, "The Eldritch Diaries", centers primarily upon Cosmic Horror and Body Horror, combining Lovecraft's mythos with the motifs of Sigmund Freud. His largest poetry collection, "Broken Crown Kings", contains over two hundred poems and two short novellas concerning the fleeting nature of the world and Man's place within it. Recently he has published a smaller book of poetry concerning Kentucky, Moonshine, and Ghosts called "Moonshine And Spirit Chasers". A much larger collection, entitled '"Nevermore" 99 Rhymes For $0.99' is also available. For those seeking supernatural and folklore, his collection "Weeping Cherry" is available also.
https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Marshall/e/B07536QKD9?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_fkmrnull_1&qid=1554215427&sr=8-1-fkmrnull
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