Under the Diamond Savage Sun
Under the diamond savage sun
Brutal temperatures proved too much
Mounting higher in the sweltering inferno
Elements can take your life to that degree
The horse died a few miles back
Lack of water, oxygen and a will to continue
Or life itself simply did it in
It appears I'm next to wither in this sea of sand
Four days baking under a blinding light
Brilliant down to the hell it is
Relentless, endless, punishing
Face scorched, burnt red, blistered, close to death
Tongue swollen, throat parched, unable to whisper
Nothing to eat or drink, only pounding heat
Orange burning sand driving me down
Sinking with it is all that's left
The desert inferno turned on most things living
Changed them into dust as dry as it is
Sucked out the bone right to the marrow
To the core of desert death
Souls rest while vultures feast
On a hot meal in a hellish landscape
That's all there is
Under the diamond savage sun
Existing as it is
Copyright © Earl Schumacker | Year Posted 2016
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