5. South by Southwest

Hello again!

This poem is a different style than I normally write, so I'm not sure how I feel about it. When I googled South By Southwest I learned it was a music festival in Austin, so I intended to try and write about something like that.

But the first thing I thought of when I heard this title was the desert, and before I knew it this poem came out. I really like it, even though I strayed from my usual style. I hope you enjoy it, as well.

Just For One Night

7/16/11

Just for one night,

Let me fall asleep

To the gentle rhythm

Of desert rain.

To the hiss of liquid

Greeting the earth

Which has missed it so long.

Let my eyes close around

The night kissing the sun

Goodbye.

Let my skin crack in the sun,

Like a snake, as I drink life from its

Solar light.

Let my breath become ragged,

As the dust steals the air

From my lungs.

Let my memories puddle

Like an oasis hidden

By empty mirages.

Just for one night,

Let my tears dry

My heart fall

My body break

And my bones disintegrate,

Until I become one

With the sand.