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we sit sifting

through the muddy sand

of an aging ocean,

looking for everything

we've lost.

the breaths come slower,

the fear faster,

as the sun peaks and

falls between the rocks.

the fog rolls in, the

storm creeps in, the

thunder jumps out,

the lightning strikes

out

the rain ebbs over

the flossed clouds,

silhouetting time like

a picture frame.

the seas sigh in unison

with lightning's glare,

illuminating nothing and

everything.

drowned over the cliff,

drenched on the shore,

living free underwater,

and we still sit,

sifting.

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