And the Petals Fall

Oasis

dry lips 

utter dry words

shadows of smiles and crushed souls run

the feel of soft sand beneath my feet

tells me that I'm grounded

but then it all slips away

making me fall face-first onto the desert

tasting the dunes

i weakly stand and look up;

somewhere in the sky flies a hawk

with its prey immured between its claws

reds and greens smudged along my t-shirt,

i scan the desert for water

and a sliver of hope materializes when i see

trails of footsteps scattered in the mud

leading my feet to the same

in front appears a wet oasis

 with cool blue water shimmering under the moonlight

reflecting me onto the clouds

pupils dilated,

i run to quench my thirst

And immediately

i feel like I'm the sudden shower

of a boiling summer 

slowly, steadily

getting out of the trance of the desert

i register i am alive in this dead world.

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With Crystal7016

She's my lovely wifey and one of the people I can always count on. <3

Stay my wife even when I get married lol

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