An Empty Choice
Parched for affection thus long
When the relief to the cracking thirst
Overweighs the pain of chapped feet
The trudge on glitter of pricking shards
The path till here reflects crushed ruby
Tinged by the oozing sap from within
Ruined despite the strife of thorns
Robbed of the little succulence
That the barren tepidity can render
Now the scanty drops ward off peril
Like a deserted toy saves the child
The stretched desperation of slithering soul
Finds the sparkle of an oasis from afar
Now the choice is to determine
Whether it is a vagary of mirage
Or the assurance of a promising drop
Whether the vapor of fleeing sweat
Or the sweet breath that flows from pond
What encalms the fury of sweltering breeze
Whether detour holding the vows of air
Or to meander on the overflowing sand
The twinkle of caravan is deceptive as well
For there is glitter all over the land.
Now the swarming storm threatens
Filling his footsteps in a blowing flute
It tars the golden sky to a charred night
When the sight is taken captive by dark
The quiver is a burden of vague choices
When one has to take an aim in pitch dark.
Enroute Ddun
2372
16.42 hrs
23.9.26