Deserted

Shifting desert sands

slip the memory,

you were once beside

me, not far from mind,

but far in terms of time.

Strange how these dunes

remind me of your body

and the shape of your face,

grace in the feminine

curves, masculine heat.

And it's true your eyes

were as blue as 

the sky, sparkling like

stars that come out

to play at night.

Your hair blends into

the sand, your silence

desolate as these quiet

surrounds, as though

the punishment continues.

You were my oasis,

a princess gifted me,

but time soured the nectar,

obscured vision like haze

on a dusky horizon.

Happiness is a mirage,

maybe no such thing

exists, only a sense that

true love does, searching 

deserted expanses of earth

For The One,

or even

someone.

JRTF

23/05/2015