# Desert Time Author: 3669AD Tags: Death, Desert, Desperation, Drama, Emotional, Fear, First Person, Hiking, Human, Male, Morbid, No-Yiff, Poem, Satire, Suspense, Thought Provoking, Tragedy Written by me Photo by me by James Raisanen   Lost in an arid, barren wasteland Abandoned   Caravan long gone   For a moment I glare into the blazing midday sun.   The world becomes-fire! Metallic saliva runs down my throat, my mouth is a burlap sack.   Just ahead I ignore the cool, refreshing oasis. It's not the first time I've seen it.   Time Passes   Continuing on through sheer exertion of will.   It is futile to carry on But to stop is to die!   In this Desert most uncaring Heat cooking my soul as though I were in a giant frying pan. Nothing here exists without being ruthless in the utmost.   Time Passes   Before sundown, The bones of another traveler is the last thing I see Sun-bleached bones the final part of the body to decompose The vultures, they take the choicest bits And Leave the rest   Like the bones I Must Persevere! I Must See the true oasis! Source: https://sofurry.com/s/214NBKGm