Soak

Have you ever been so parched so thirsty
your tongue feels all grey and leathery?
Taste buds like a desert
that if a drop should fall
it would probably evaporate (click) instantly

Have you ever been so parched so thirsty
you’d stick out your tongue to catch the rain?
You’d lap up a puddle
or drink from a gutter
desperately scooping up what you can from a drain?

Have you ever been so parched so thirsty
one sip won’t be enough anymore?
There’s a deficit now
the debt has to be paid
Because your Spirit is weak and your soul feels raw.

but then is comes…

Pure
       fresh
               cool
                      crisp,
no need to rush
                        or for frantic gulping,

drink deep
                 long
                        slow,
take time

trust this source and know it’s
                                             everlasting.