Footprints in the Sand

I watched you walk away 

As anger flamed uncontrollably 

The fires ravaged our love 

Scorching the foundation 

Long after the flames died 

After the embers grew dark 

After the smoke dissipated 

Past the time of the heat 

All I have left 

Of the love we shared 

Are footprints in the sand 

At this point I can’t even remember 

What small or insignificant thing 

Sparked the fire which raged 

Destroying everything we built 

Now I sit alone amidst the rubble 

The vestiges of life ruined 

Nothing left untouched 

By flame or smoke 

All I have left 

Of the love we shared 

Are footprints in the sand 

What a fool I am 

Trading the love we shared 

In the heat of a moment  

For this devastation 

I watched you walk away 

And all I have left 

Are footprints in the sand 

© Ron Simpson Jr. 

March 21, 2021