ladymuse

Mirage

I can see it there. Shimmering in the heat. Soft around the edges.

I have been walking through the desert for years, for lifetimes. Always trying to get to the same oasis that proves to be a trick, a reflection of light, my thirst playing games with my eyes.

Something is telling me its really there this time. I can keep going. One foot in front of the other. Crawling the last few yards if I have to. It wont disappear. I will reach it and it will be as beautiful as I always thought it would be. I will drink. I will lie in the shade. I will finally be at home, inside what has always been a mirage.