Oasis of Salvation

Destruction 
ravages the mind 
A desolate landscape 
where faith struggles 
to gain a foothold 
Unsure of my steps 
I stumble in 
Inhospitable terrain 
of rocky disbelief 
A plaintive heart hears
the music of hope
rupturing the silence
of scepticism
Seemingly 
a mirage 
for the closed mind 
sees nothing 
But the soul 
still harbours 
a fragile hope 
From this 
fertile soil 
spring the 
first shoots 
of belief
a powerful faith 
guiding me 
to the oasis 
of salvation

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