Mother

Caked Mother Earth cracks

Beneath bare feet

Leaving

sand covering delicate toes

Once I asked

where

the water had gone

Answers lie covered beneath

deaf ears

Struggles to recall

fragrance of lupins in the air

distant memories

unable to reach

Flowers long since wilted

Seeking fertile lands,

blistered soles trudge on

Fighting back

an acrid thirst unable to quench

Abandonment

of cool breezes

fleeing

this desolate heat

Feeling her slip

with the sands

I move towards the horizon

promise of a new day

I no longer need this barren place.