Ocean Whisper.

Fly from this earth,
that's what she crossed her fingers for
each night when he laid over her
balmy body on the shoreline,
a daisy dress not moving
in the wind,
only dancing at his bidding
as he closed the sun off
like a bureau secluding its contents.

Which direction is home?
Because her retinas are burned
with tunnels of endless sand,
and being buried underneath
them, alive, deadly whispers
tumbling on top of her.
He destroyed beauty by
staying out past midnight,
spraying stardust at the base
of her mouth so she would
think it's magic.

She is the scarecrow
named Jerry that they used to
adorn with sun hats,
sweet, sticky wildflowers
and old snickerdoodle crumbs;
"walk a little straighter, daddy"
became her daily message
as his one life kept bending over,
crooked and evil,

always blocking her hands
that would spin like a compass.
But there is no lighthouse, no
emergency rescue, and each
time night walks over them
she realizes the waves are
still,

and that she will soon become
crippled.

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Written 8/03/13 @ 4:20 PM

Baby Rainbow's challenge from these random prompts:

walk a little straighter daddy
destroyed beauty
the scarecrow
one life
deadly whispers
which direction is home
ocean whisper

*ocean whisper must be title
*at least one name has to be mentioned
*at least one stanza has to be a type of formed poetry.
(First part of third stanza is a tanka)