Lost

Lost in the desert, no water left I can no longer tell east from west Hallucinations are putting me in distress As I slip in and out of consciousness In the distance I see a piano A surreal image to say the least Then I see an old man walking towards me, slow Eventually he reaches the piano And then he starts to play And as he plays the younger he gets All through the desert the melody strays As the old man gets younger yet He stops playing and then walk away The further he walks he ages more and more And then, to my dismay He crumbles like sand to the desert floor! I crawl agonizingly slowly toward the piano When I finally reach, it's not a piano at all! But an oasis, my joy overflows I quench my thirst feeling enthralled Then suddenly I hear a melody And in the distance an old man I see! ~~~ 2/4/16