Black sand
monochromatic beaches
and a distant sun
this is where it all began

a sleeper awakens...

where am I?
darkness inside me
bleak volcanic rock

barren lava fields
where steam is rising
from the hot ground
where dragons breathe
beneath the earth

Who are you, I wonder?

Desert Witch:
Me? I am wandering stardust
a cosmic jester
playing with infinity

and you?
who would you be
if you’d forget who you were,
are souls etched in eternity
or shaped by experiences?

I? I don’t know
What is this place?

Desert Witch:
Hahaha, everywhere is nowhere here
each step forward brings you back
one step closer to where you came from

Can’t you hear the song of the stars?
the song of the night sky?
a serenade of nothingness expanding

Leave me be then
if you need mocking me

Desert Witch:
Since when is truth mockery?
The desert is merciless
she will reveal your truth
always
you might not like the truth
no one ever likes it... at first

The desert witch turns away
in front of her sits a black cat
their eyes meet

little soul? little life?
No
just soul, just life

the cat meows

his name is warrior

a notion of sorrow moves through her face
as she looks at me

and the chasm at my fingertips opens

Desert Witch:
between life and death
lies a grey indifference
when you stand on the edge of the void
it’s just a mirage of the self
to watch one universe end
as another one begins

unearth the darkness
you carry it with you wherever you go

there is no place that is all light

She runs her fingers through my abyss
and marks me with the sign of ash

no mask anymore
just raw self

this is my gift to you

and the desert witch
with her outstretched arm
gives me a heart

Sometimes a little less suffering
is all we can hope for