One solitary pebble asleep on a beach
one last twinkling star no one can reach
one perennial impression we know we can trust
one vision of beauty turned fetid by lust

One militant soldier called to the fight
one hopeless wrong we tried to make right
one delicate child left out in a storm
one broken promise lying withered and torn

One final encounter allowed on this earth
one act of bravery bestowed at our birth
one courageous second beginning to rust
I'll always be just a creature of dust!