Long Overdue
by Shawn K. Inlow
A starving man was given a feast
And sent out into the world
But given only dry crackers
These will sustain you, they said,
But only so you can dream of the feast
A man dying of thirst
Crawled to the edge of an oasis
And he swam
And the sweet water ran over his tongue
And made him alive
His journey was from somewhere to oblivion
And here his soul did rest
But the desert extended in every direction
He filled a bottle and hoped it would last
And he went into the hot sun
Dreaming of the shade
