Sitting in the desert
Dying of thirst.
Illusions of water,
Dance all around me.
I crawl forward
And try to drink.
Quickly the clear water,
Turns to dark ash.
Fire consumes everything.
Black smoke fills the air.
Harsh sulfur seeps into
My fragile, pure lungs.
I cough and gag.
Expelled from my body,
A black mass slithers away.
I crawl further toward light.
Blinding light fills me.
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