His
camel had borne him and the young boy
for
six days across the desert,
the
relentless sun burning lips to crackliings.
It
had been a journey of desperation
to
save the last of a family, annihilated by war.
At
night under the velvet blanket of stars
the
hope of reaching the oasis
was
predominate on his mind.
Belief
in himself and the human spirit
superseded
all other thoughts
When
the sun presented distant images
he
knew that what shimmered on the horizon
was
just a mirage, phantasms to be discounted,
for
to reach the destination
more
days of travel lay ahead.
And
it was his faith absolute
that
brought them to this place,
where
the well
with
water for all species’ survival
was
waiting.
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