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A Way Home<br />

Eric S Cerda<br />

Lost<br />

in a desert<br />

no direction home<br />

the sun mercilessly<br />

bears down<br />

hot warped air rises<br />

from the ground<br />

salt-encrusted shirt<br />

clings<br />

skin and soles<br />

blisters and festers<br />

water is sparse<br />

The horizon<br />

blurred<br />

is going left,<br />

right?<br />

Or is that how<br />

bones bleach?<br />

Right is might?<br />

Will the vultures feast?<br />

A single step starts<br />

the journey<br />

of an unmarked grave<br />

but<br />

staying still<br />

still doesn’t change<br />

the destination<br />

Is home<br />

always a mirage?<br />

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