Just Sand Poem by James Casey

Just Sand


I've asked for help both far and near
Rejection after rejection, where do I go from here

I know she's out there, extending her hand
How can I ask her to carry - this handful of sand?

Can she clench her fist all tightly around
A life that's just sand - it'll fall to the ground

Then they'll blow and toss me away
To shine just like crystals - in the light of the day

There is a way out, that door's open to me
Will they then turn on her - and won't let her be?

How can I fight them, - they're many I'm few
What will it take to give them their due?

Why I have nothing, - I don't understand
I worked all my life, a life that's just sand

Jim 1995