oasis

in the

desert

Oasis in the Desert

Dry. Desert.

Miles from home.

From the oasis

to the desert land

This is how it all began

Parched. Dehydrated

Desperate

to soak in Life

Had I known

how it would go

I ask myself

Would I have left

Arm tingles reminders

An almost depart

Absence of feeling

hand mimics heart

I

thank

God

Prodding around

No veins to be found

So sunken

I

had

become.

Rolling of the veins

Flattened they feel like razor blades.

Doesn't matter.

Nothing

has

changed.

Did not even instigate a movement or thought

Dried out

Like a grape

to a raisin

It’s time to get out

So back to

The Fountain

I ran

Empty cups to fill,

gripping onto

with each hand.

Oasis. I am a sponge

Here I found my Home

No desert

will ever be too dry

Not for this

Coastal girl

more Rain to come.