Mirage

Tansy Roekaerts 12:35 AM (12 hours ago) Mirage With eyes as parched as the desert I travel, I thirst for my loss, yet do not unravel. The sun it scorches with merciless rays, Though heart not skin it brutally flays. My life before me: a vast expanse, Empty and scorched infernal sands. Traveller dropped in foreign terrain, Totally wrecked, blindsided by pain. ‘Not all is lost’, swears false apostle, So now I believe, for relief so colossal Gleams right ahead in sparkling silver, Joy so intense, my tears form a river: Our faces awash, in joy so sublime, I feel such hope, imagining what's mine Returning to me. That long cool sip Shimmers ahead, into relief I'll dip A desire so great. I count the days, Striving to reach that scintillating haze, So full of promise, till deceived I fall - Nature lies too. Still their names I call.