This is very rough, but I just jotted this down one day in free period. I need some advice about rhythem and rhyme-scheme. I'm not very familiar with writing that way, but I know that poetry is better when it has some type of style to it - rather that just free verse.
Worn footprints
Trace the shore’s edge
Two sets,
Moderately apart,
Water drenched,
Lost among the shells and sand.
The imprints draw closer,
Aware of each other’s existence.
Still they keep their distance,
Inching closer every so often.
Soon they are nearly touching.
The sand is loose here,
Evidence of bank-to-shore races.
They continue on.
The bare feet pack in only hard sand here,
There are no games to be played.
The prints halt and continue,
Halt and continue,
Although audio is missing,
A confrontation is obvious.
The prints reunite again,
Their pattern is different,
The smaller set walks in zigzags
As if a force continues to push them towards
And away from the friend.
The larger pair takes a turn to the right,
Into the crashing ocean,
And the prints are gone.
The companion stops
And turns towards that exit point.
The prints sink deep into the sand
As if the owner stared off into the horizon for days.
Then, accompanied by drag marks,
The footsteps carry on.
Their owner is up ahead,
Past the dunes and driftwood,
Smiling a melancholy smile,
Walking with a tear-covered face.
