Oasis

I was distraught when you first left me,
I cried myself to sleep.

I couldn’t tell which way was I was going,
As I headed off through a burning desert sun.

I found I was never sleeping,
No matter how many times I counted sheep.

I can’t say you never wanted me,
Because I am pretty sure you did.

I loved you and you loved me,
But things were stolen away from us.

You disappeared swiftly,
Came back under a pseudonym.

Within you I saw something beautiful,
Something I could not give up on.

I like to know people,
Especially people I like.

So that is why I cannot cut away,
Stop my pursuit of you.

You are my only oasis,
Only from you can I find myself refreshed.

But not because you are to be my lover,
But because within you, I see hope.