Desert Life and Ice
Desert Life And Ice
Sand, granular dust, polished white by fire in the sky
Bones of the old camel scorched as well
Scattered about the dunes in broad day light
By the red sun punishing the wasted land
Pushed at winds back and un-breathable command
Dire consequences of a flooded inferno ignited
On a lifeless world, in constant heat, killing
Wells dried up long ago along with ground water
The last oasis on the land evaporated
Vegetation, animals, withered
Leaving a hole in the heart of life
Marching over the desert’s screaming pain
I drag my burnt crisping body on in agony
My last drink, like me, was an ancient relic, lost and gone
Skin blistered, tongue swollen purple, air too heavy to breath
Feet burnt and bleeding on the desert rising distances
There is very little left behind my sunken red eyes
I walk the endless sea of fire sands and think of ice
Dwell on frozen stories of cold winds and storms
And contemplate on an iron tub filled with glacier ice and water
A friendly woman by my side to take the plunge
Below freezing, below the cold, we grow old
Sunk in bitter winter frost together
Sinking into the tub forever
Usually clad in nothing
Under the blue distant burnt out sun
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