Scatter

Another school assignment.

We are the dust scattered in the wind

Watch us fall

Catch our scattered ashes in a jar

Keep our remains

Think of what we used to be

So tall and strong and free

Remember us at our best

Learn from us at our worst

We built our chains link by link

We tried to burn our faults

But they remain

We are left -- The dust of the earth --

Waiting for someone to breathe life into us

Again

Reviews

[Soma-ko]

Ah, how we are like dust in the wind, drifting around so freely and uncontrollably, that others can only watch and see what becomes of us. Good poem, and much enjoyed.