Sands Of Time Poem by Tammy Nicholls

A broken up tarmac, desolate road
Borders with buildings, which silently erode
Tumbleweeds play, the trees slowly die
This is a town that has now said goodbye

Spirits remain of those who once were
Here for one reason, they're here to deter
People that pass through this once thriving town
Never do smile, they leave with a frown

Haunted by visions they just can't explain
Not once do they ever, return there again
Nothing exists, the sun hasn't shined
The only sounds heard are those in your mind

Sooner or later, the buildings will fall
Not even a tree will be left standing tall
The road that remains will turn into dirt
This town now a painful memory of hurt.

Exactly what happened, will never be said
That truth remains buried, along with those dead
A secret now lies, deep in the land
Of a little old town now covered by sand