Along Zandvoort Beach, by Henry Bladon

don't you see the signs, by Marcel Herms (Netherlands) 2019

Along Zandvoort Beach
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After the crunching and creaking
you emerge from the mist

and wander soft sands 
under a scattered sky where the air is still; 

your head is numb and you hear
no sound except gentle waves

then you finally turn to stare 
at the wreck that you caused

and all you recall is the echo of warning 
saying, "don’t you see the signs?"

​Henry Bladon

Henry Bladon is a writer and art lover based in Somerset in the UK. He writes all types of fiction. He has a PhD in creative writing and runs a writing support group for people with mental health issues. His work can be seen in Writers’ Forum, Microfiction Monday, Friday Flash Fiction, the drabble, entropy 2, and 50-Word Stories, amongst other places. 

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