Sticky Feet

Even now

As my feet fill in the marks of yesterday

The sand covers them

Holding them where they are

The heavenly comfort of stillness

Of having been here before

Keeps me stranded

For a while

Even now

Yesterday seems sepia-tinted

And the colours stand out

Sunflowers more yellow than they really were

Suns blush brighter than before

Petals thrown up in the air

Rain down like in the pictures

For a while

Even now

Swings move to the gentle rhythms

Of our background score

Park benches remain empty

Waiting for those who first claimed them

Or pretended to be the first anyhow

And I linger by the gate

For a while

The sands will shift

Tides will rise

Other feet will fill the marks I left behind

Do not despair if you miss me

Come stand on this spot right here

And you will see me

I am that girl

Building castles on the shore