Desert Road

Along a dry desert road
one long dry desert day
my feet were hurting I had to stop
and sit me down on the way
It took a while to take off my boots
and pour out the pebble and the sand
that were tearing me apart

a dark and quiet bedroll
none nearby to console
little left you can control
a season stuck in a hole
it takes a while to knock the edges off my soul
keep breaking me apart and taking more away
until I'm whole