Oasis of My Soul
Welcome to the desert
No oasis in sight
Self created madness
Sun-baked, just right
Walk with me through sand
Glass shards cut your toes
Miles of emptiness, where are you
Buried hearts, but where? Who knows
Up another sandy hill
Here is where she fell
Into that bottomless labyrinth that is
Your heart; their wishing well
Over another sea of sand
A sucking whirlpool of souls
Mixed with promises of love and life
And hoped for, promised goals
Across a range of gritty dunes
Tombstones line the way
Buried hearts of sand-blind pawns
Emotions ripped away
Ghostly voices speak from the sand
Little you’ve done is good
All around there’s nothing but sand
I’d get away if I could
Swirling sands spurred by winds
As lies leave me twisting in the wind
Footprints of others long since buried
With the words I’ve had to rescind
The mirage of safe haven just within reach
A tease so deserving and droll
Empty expanse I invite others to leave
Virgin sand for miles around, oasis of my soul
Copyright © Anthony Amero | Year Posted 2010
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