21. Sand

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It laid in the dust
Of the world, we did not touch
Close to things we did not know of 
it swirled and appeared.
Disappeared and reappeared.

Playing games, games and playing coy
Hiding from whatever things
Came to search
In the water, they could not breathe.

The environment.
Was not hostile and 
The absence of air
Was only terrifying if you needed it, 
The thing that hid did not.

But sand is sand.
And you play in the sand.


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