Desert Solitude


 The desert keeps 

Old agreements

At night 

I walk softly 

There are currents here 

That do not belong to the wind 

The silence is listening 

If I remain too long 

It begins 

To erase my edges 

Morning lifts the veil 

The mountains seem friendly again 

And whatever was watching 

Returns 

To the earth 

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