I am so small walking on the beach br at night under the widening sky. br The wet sand quickens beneath my feet br and the waves thunder against the shore. br br I am moving away from the boardwalk br with its colorful streamers of people br and the hotels with their blinking lights. br The wind sighs for hundreds of miles. br br I am disappearing so far into the dark br I have vanished from sight. br I am a tiny seashell br that has secretly drifted ashore br br and carries the sound of the ocean br surging through its body. br I am so small now no one can see me.