Is it possible to lose something you never had?
Like a promise that’s left open
Like a tree that’s not borne fruit
Like the presence of a beloved ghost
Was it all just an illusion?
Will the magic stop?
Will the foundations crumble…
Into pebbles
Crushed beneath the sea
Never to feel the radiance of a sun-filled day again?
No.
Take these pebbles
Place them in a shallow stream
And let the warmer waters wash over them
With the resonance of brighter days
Smoothing the flow for more to come
Because striving for your dream
Is hard…
But when it’s everything you need
Salt water
Is never
A stream
Sally
Feb 13
Feb 13, 2026 at 11:49 AM UTC
Is it possible to lose something you never had?
Like a promise that’s left open
Like a tree that’s not borne fruit
Like the presence of a beloved ghost
Was it all just an illusion?
Will the magic stop?
Will the foundations crumble…
Into pebbles
Crushed beneath the sea
Never to feel the radiance of a sun-filled day again?
No.
Take these pebbles
Place them in a shallow stream
And let the warmer waters wash over them
With the resonance of brighter days
Smoothing the flow for more to come
Because striving for your dream
Is hard…
But when it’s everything you need
Salt water
Is never
A stream
Sally
For when the striving begins to hurt.
