Diving

A line drawn across the sand,
This far, no further.
No problem.
I can't move.
Is it quicksand bringing me down?
Or is it this place?
A vast desert with no water in sight
Only the sun is alive here,
But it beats down on me,
Waiting, watching, as I burn.
Thirsty,
Hot,
No one to pull me out.
In my dreams, I am
Diving
Into a lake
Cold water lapping over my head.
But the sun's persistence
Shatters the water Iike ice,
And I wake up,
Trading hope splashing my face
For waves of heat
Stroking my body
Searing the sun's desire
Into every inch of me.
Dreams evaporate
As reality's glare blinds me
Into submission.