Desert Paradise

see for yourself, i'd like to know how this piece is interpreted by a blank slate..

Let them live like nothing matters,

Let them live like Vegas Pollyanna’s, basking in the short lived glory of cheap thrills and endlessly burning cigarettes,

And leave me in my desert paradise.

Go ahead and get caught up in the allure of easy [and easily lost] money, highs, and love,

Just let me swim in sanity.

Gleaming lights, pretty pictures, loud music,

In this I share their infatuation,

But in their delirium,

I do not.

Let them become entangled in a Hollywood web that glows of fame and popularity,

But leave me in my desert paradise, to dally in the sands of time.

With them I’ll live in the moment,

But in the face of foolishly wasted episodes,

Let me leave them, just let me abide here,

In my desert paradise.

Call me dull, call me lost, call me foolish for inhabiting the outskirts of town,

For dwelling in my distinction from the often unwise conformity of the city,

And it’s bright lights…

But it is out here I live my personal joy, 

Loving humanity’s people,

But standing strong in my ways,

Here in the vastness of the clear sky, dust, and endless possibility.

Here in my midnight desert paradise.

Their attraction is obvious,

The pull of the crowd into bright muggy rooms,

Fuelled by the rush of pushing your luck,

But for me, the room is too easily explored.

Remember I live for joy as well,

I also breathe in experience,

But the air is so much clearer out here,

Clearer than your smog,

Come out, to the original creation of night,

Come out and see the view,

A clearer view of all life’s capabilities,

Here in my desert paradise. 

Author's Note

another one I did in high school.. i promise to start posting much newer pieces at some point lol.. but i really like this piece. I think one of my first structured poems ever.