I'm walking alone in the desert I've walked now for miles In silence The grains of sand blown by the wind Leave little cuts on my burnt face I am alone I cover my head with a dark magenta shawl the color of wine or blood I walk My feet sink in the sand My legs feel weak and wobbly The way they do after a tough swimming practice I'm a swimmer But there's no water here I cover my face with the shawl Leaving only my eyes free Being free, they look around Towards a vastness of nothing I keep walking I am now the mahgrebi everyone says I could be I search There's something I need I know I need it A drink A drug A magic potion It's why I keep walking I gotta have it I couldn't find it where I came from So I wonder in the desert but I find no one I see a tent in the far distance t...