My father is the sand
He keeps nothing
He erases everything
He records no memory of my follies
He washes away all my fears

My mother is the sea
She leaves nothing
She dissolves everything
She buries every memory of my pain
She embraces all my flaws

The shore is where they meet
One builds me up tall and strong
Grounded and self-assured
One scatters me far and wide
Free and unafraid
I am a sandcastle in their hands

~New Nomad