One Grain of Sand

There's a woman on the moon
and a dragon in the cloud
there's a warrior in the stars
a million faces in the crowd

there are flame-throwers in the sun
and a billion waves in the sea
there's a shore that is a sandbox
made just for you and me
that holds one grain of sand to be
a cultured pearl to tell our destiny.

The dragon ate the woman whole
while the warrior stood by defeated
the flame-throwers charged the beast
it roared and thrashed as it retreated
it crashed to sea, devoured our shore
then swam away to plan its next endeavor
and not one of the faces turned as we
lost the grain that said we'd love forever.