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I Can Fly in the Desert
I didn’t notice I was floating
Even though I knew I was weightless
And the air grew thinner above me
I didn’t see the lilacs below
Where they’d once touched my feet
No.. I didn’t see them
Or the cascading mountains
That held the wasteland in a sandy cage
I was taller than the peaks of them
But nothing occurred to me
I didn’t know that I was ascending
Into a fresher, clearer atmosphere
I recollected something, as the sun fell under the pastel horizon
I’d found solace in the distance
And freedom in the blooms of a deserted wilderness
And I realized how finally, I’d wiped you from my mind, and my mouth didn’t have your aftertaste
You were completely erased
I could fly in the desert
And that’s when I noticed
Even though I knew I was weightless
And the air grew thinner above me
I didn’t see the lilacs below
Where they’d once touched my feet
No.. I didn’t see them
Or the cascading mountains
That held the wasteland in a sandy cage
I was taller than the peaks of them
But nothing occurred to me
I didn’t know that I was ascending
Into a fresher, clearer atmosphere
I recollected something, as the sun fell under the pastel horizon
I’d found solace in the distance
And freedom in the blooms of a deserted wilderness
And I realized how finally, I’d wiped you from my mind, and my mouth didn’t have your aftertaste
You were completely erased
I could fly in the desert
And that’s when I noticed
Published 7th Apr 2020
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