Desert Destiny

“I asked if it were a mirage, and he said yes. I said it was a dream, and he agreed, but said it was the desert's dream not his. For the desert is a land of illusion, a place in the mind, a shimmering mirage of riches, mystery, and death; existing only to reflect their images back to us as they’d like to be seen. Hollow vessels to be rinsed of our own ambitions, wants, and desires, just waiting to be filled with the cool water of gracious illusions.”