“Only for a moment”

Loops day after day

In the back of the mind

When the flood waters rise  

And wrap around my throat

–

It’s a soothing balm

For a weary plain

Of thistle and thorn

Where stray winds catch fire

–

“This too shall pass”

Only strengthens its bind

Around my dulled, dying heart

As light flows into shade

–

“Only for a moment”

Feigns dead in my shadow

Until I wade back to land,  

Until a desert’s in bloom

Until I pulse renewed

 And light refloods my form