I am alone

The world is utterly

Silent

Deaf to me as I am to it

I should listen, I should seek, I should plead for sanctuary

And yet

I do nothing

I am alone

In a space, in a span of

Desert

A sea of grit as far as the eye can see

The heat should burn, the wind should smother, debris should pierce my skin

And yet

I feel nothing

I am alone

And suddenly, a glimmer of

Light

An oasis on the far horizon

In your water I see calm, in your shade I see safety, then I move to touch

And yet

You are nothing

I am alone

In the middle of my

Desert

As your image fades, I recall

Why the light is out of reach, not for me, never for me

And I remember

I am nothing

And I deserve every grain of sand that strikes me