The sands of time slip past as the bus catches motion My rough untamable hair whirls unbound The glass pane gets rain kissed I slowly let rain drops settle in my face I inhale the smell of dust settling in the parched May afternoon The world looks green yet a distant gloom overshadows Is it the pain of my heart or pain of the woods? I seek not the answer Questions! I have stopped believing in them I pull my scarf over my head as I prepare to jump a puddle of water I kick past the sand grains A gypsy in me learns to hum a tune I no longer hold the sands of time!