Mirage
you see me,
I am that ethereal shimmer
dancing on the horizon
the promise of water
in a land of endless thirst
you witness the smoke and mirrors
and come running
your body gasping
for quenching I will not part with
the closer you come
the further I fade
a ghost of satisfaction
in the drought of your longing
but it is not your fault
or mine
for this is what I was made to be
a trick of the light
a dream of the desperate
then I vanish into my dunes
and you stay parched
searching for satiety in the sand
of my mirage build on false hope
you unsee me.