A Step and Another

A step and another and yet another,

A deep breath, a look up to the luminescent heavens burning brightly;

Oh a bit too brightly to be of any ease…

The desert has been stretching out for days now, months or years even;

Time, here has little importance, it flies…so, it flies…

Sand dunes never change, the all purging heat doesn’t change,

The ever present thirst doesn’t change;

Every time an oasis appears, it’s just a play of the lights, a play of the burning heavens;

Puff!! Everything goes up in the smoke that rises from the heated earth…

The water! Please let the water stay….the thirst is such a slow murderer;

Parching for years…straining for years…

A cool breeze brushes past; Hold on, did it seem cool? The rising smoke in mid-noon…cool?

The parching thirst seems to do unprecedented things to the brain...

But…the sight upfront...it seemed so real, so inviting, so alluring, it made all wandering worth it

The most beautiful oasis, making itself known…

Lush green amidst the saffron waves…wet, full of promise, full of hope, full of life;

A turn, then one step, another and yet another…

Shall I reach my destiny after all??

Answer not known yet….hence…to be continued…