If only we could
lather ourselves
with salty sands
let our skin exfoliate
cleansing our souls from hate
of supply and demand
But instead we crumble
like seashells
in the seashore’s tumble
leaving sharp shards
of what was once human
© Donna J. Sanders
Excerpt from the book “Cardboard Signs”
$9.95 Plus Shipping ~ Available at CTU Publishing Group and Amazon.com
About the Author
Donna is a freelance writer and blogger in West Palm Beach, FL. She is the author of Ataraxia – a poetry collection about the struggles we face, the state of the world and how to see beauty in the simplest things, and Cardboard Signs – poems to bring awareness about homelessness, mental illness, self-esteem and the injustices many face.
Visit Donna’s Author Page At: www.ctupublishinggroup.com/donna-j.-sanders.htm
Categories: author
Leave a Reply