ultimately

abandon nightmares
leave the evils of unbridled thoughts
and nullify them

refuse this energy
backtrack until
this pain never existed

and all is how it should have been
an older time when
nothing could sever you

from the stars you clung to
before falling
down
down
onto the lonely desert floor

blooming cactus flowers
alluring night skies
shapely sandy slopes

but no water

crawl through the dust
a starving desert angel
wanted by too many

and ultimately

alone