Amidst the dryness
where everything falls silent
and the air shimmers with emptiness
you stand there-

still,present,
asking nothing
promising nothing
and yet you are everything I need.

Your eyes bring shade
your voice,relief
your hands
the promise that life goes on.

In your presence
I forget the thirst
the heat
the endlessness of the sand.

You are no dream
but a place of rest
in a world
that never stops.