The green summer leaves

My heart tangled and knotted

I give up on sleep

This is how it ends

Like falling leaves fluttering

A fledgling’s first flight

Torn apart into

Tiny little pieces and

Trampled under foot

As the waves roll in

And out across the pebbles

Grinding them to sand

In the beating sun

A pulsing tattoo on drums

Slowly fades away

Stuck in this dark cave

Cowering and terrified 

My life in their hands

Am I a spare part?

Am I just an appendix?

If so, amputate