desert of the sea

you will cross that desert of cowboyed camels.
and taste one crabwalk kiss.
you will be surrounded by sideways smirks.
and there will be no relief.               no oasis.  
you will discover wild                      unhelpful
and frightening things.                     in the dark and in the light.
you will be lonely among the mountains
and mountains
of moving sand.

knowing:
you alone lost the map.