Specks of Sand and Seagulls' WingsThe waves hurled themselves onto the beach,they clawed to stay on shore then slippedand gathered themselvesto leap again.My feet pounded into the sand.With each step, I triedto take to the air,but every time,my feet sank into the sandagain.I wanted more than anythingto fly away with them.The seagulls cried,what I did not know,was that they would leave mebehind.They encircled me as they left,their ashen wingsscattered their gusty kissesacross my face.The laughter of my familycarried on the windbut I was watching the gullsas they flew away.They were only bits of sand in that grey sky,and they were blown awayw