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