it's too far
the splash
of the water
is barely heard
the sea bed is open
again for scrutiny
stripped of its cover
the water is
so shallow now
the sand is
naked and bare
the crabs exposed
as the turtle is
slowly inching
towards you
just very plain
just very clear
for your eyes to see
no water to hide its house
no water to cover its house
hours later
as the earth tilts its way
as the moon moves away
as the sun disappears
the water comes
splashing in again
covering the sand
covering the crabs
with their claws so sharp
and covering the slowly turtle
with its moving body
as you wait forever
for it to reach you
which might be never
as your patience ran out
as your time ticked tocked
and the minutes ended
and still no turtle in sight...
this reminds me of one purposely killed turtle in a Hawaiian beach, a female, for her meat. and the kind residents decided to do a memorial for her with her picture on display. lo and behold came one male turtle from the sea to join the memorial and stayed there staring at this dead turtle's pic for the longest. so sad of a scenario that some tourists there that were present cried...what a shame, why can't that person just be content with crabs or lobsters maybe? but a turtle, my goodness and i remember them saying that a turtle cries with tears too, so gosh! yes really, it's terribly and bitterly sad.
