(mirage) an abstract image of the high desert

By Jonas

white sand
reflect sun
glare blind
sitting on these cold granite boulders
will give you hemeroids
now that's something to think about

yucca
of the lily family
split and stagger up towards
the sun that would itself be sweating
if it wasn't for this damn incessant
cold wind

head bleeding into a unity of division
emancipating itself from my being
whatever that is
and focus is lost
along with direction
my six dollar compass is broken
one liter of water
swiftly flowing down my throat
and through my raw urethra
onto the gulping sand
hungrily sucking
a sponge devouring all moisture
i might have to offer

now they pump
northern california's water
to keep the oasis of mara flowing
hetch hetchy valley drowning
to sustain a pitiful puddle that somehow manages
to support the two palms that grow there
unnatually
like the oakland hills eucalyptus
everything is a lie

and if you're ever
lost
and that desperate
always remember
you can bite the head off a lizard and suck out its fluid
but
you'll have to catch it first

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Published on Thursday, February 12, 2004. Filed under: "Poetry"

Comments on "(mirage) an abstract image of the high desert"

A former member wrote: hah. great last line.
On Sunday, March 14, 2004, AshtrayDirt (31) wrote:

i love how you can make an event that is essentialy simple into poetry, its something i struggle with at times thus i respect this talent. i really think you're a good poet and could be a novelist as well.
On Thursday, February 26, 2004, Stranger (263) wrote:

Well my friend... What can I say, you have raised the bar yet again. This desert you speak of here would seem a place where both bodies and souls may travel to, only to return, somehow, for better or worse, but most certainly, changed.
On Friday, February 13, 2004, Jaded Jezzabelle (328) wrote:

i like this...didnt see the ending coming....i see you have got quite a bit out of your journey to the desert south of you....like jim morrison...i dig that about you!
On Friday, February 13, 2004, LoneWolf (33) wrote:

Grand words and wonderful imagery, Fish... and Steve wants you to know, we need to post more poems with the word "urethra" in it :P (he liked it too, btw.) ~*~Lone Wolf~*~
On Friday, February 13, 2004, Exodus (172) wrote:

all i can possibly come up with....is that i loved this....and it was really a magnificent piece of work....well done fish!
On Thursday, February 12, 2004, capt_funguy (777) wrote:

very , very smooth ... with just a hint of "Quinn" from jaws at the end - you're not talkin' bluegills , or tommy cats ... ... thanks man - funguy
On Thursday, February 12, 2004, Johny_D_Lewis (467) wrote:

Gross! Fish! Geez, I gotta try that if I'm ever without water (here lizard lizard lizard) That was really vivid, I like it!
On Thursday, February 12, 2004, birdwell (138) wrote:

poor little lizard with the lucky rabbit disorder, ha, ha. all joking aside, what a cool fractional glimpse inside...thanks ~db~