Mirage

I wandered out of a vast desert alone The desert questioned me Where are you going this late inopportune hour? Why are you leaving me? Then a wild thought whispered haven’t we? Always with each other kept good company? Forget lush meadows and parasols, Your sands have all but run their due course Don’t break this mirage; surely, you can now see It is better that you remain here with me I then shook the sand out of my right shoe. When I needed alms - tell me where you were When I needed sucker - tell me where you were When I needed an oasis - tell me where you were So I said adieu… I no longer prolonged with you. Then, then I shook the sand out of my other shoe And, then appeared a vast oasis With a bounty to fulfil all needs I shook the sand out of my winklepickers shoes In the still waters reflected, I asked did I misconstrue Myself as a camel refreshed a new, and the rider, you.