Sand-eyed boy

Scraped knee
so tough
his eyes dry up
when the pants tear through
and a red pearl forms
only sand
drifting out of his eyes.
Swirling crystals enough
to dust
his durable
stegasaurus band-aid.

2 comments for “Sand-eyed boy

  1. rodney k.
    August 21, 2006 at 9:06 am

    Do I detect the hand of the mysterious Shonni Vortex in this? If so, get her into an MFA program on the double!

  2. August 21, 2006 at 9:21 am

    actually, this is just plain old me. But since I’ve long aspired to write like an 8-year-old MFA candidate, I’m gonna choose to take that as a compliment 🙂
    For folks not on TRBpotd list, here’s a genuine Shonny Vortex poem, sent around this morning:
    The Rain Is Singing
    by Shonny Vortex
    The cars are parked,
    The dew is down,
    This is the time when the
    rain is singing all through the
    town.
    -Cecil

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