Infinity

Sand between toes
Tracing symbols of infinity
Never lasting
Washed away by a full moon
Dancing with the virgin tide
Time passes
Dampness coats the flesh
Lightening flashes
Sending her mind
On a flight of fancy
Plotting a course by starlight
Floating on surreal currents
Above the plodding masses
Dreaming of another time
When future thoughts
Sailed upon a sea of promise
Before the X-Ray
Before the prognosis
Before tomorrow
Became all that remained
Of yesterday
Chances
Are few, when hope
Is cast by a roll of the die
Chemical A burns the hair
Chemical B removes the hunger
Chemical soups offering but a respite
Injections for the family
Providing hope where none remains
Acceptance of the script
Rehearsing the famous final scene
One take
No dress rehearsal
Standing room only
For her greatest performance
Death without a director
Embracing the unknowable
Dressed by the genetics
That clothed her at birth
Like Venus
She sinks beneath the waves
Leaving only
Infinity
Behind in the morning sand