last night i dreamed of the desert

and it was on fire!

i dreamed that mirka and i were lost; together. i was very glad she was there! we were sat by a ridiculously big camp fire, there were quite a few of them in the area where we were. i could feel the heat of it on my skin. there were lots of hippys there, i think they were there to take peyote. they seemed strange and distant and not there some how. some of them had set up stalls to sell jewellery and cafes to sell hot drinks, it look a bit like a festival. i remember wondering what they trying to do, or who would buy these things in the middle of the desert except them! mirka says she thinks she can find the way back home to the camp and takes my hand and we walk off into the night together leaving the warmth of the fire and the strange hippys behind. as we walk i realise i know the way too and somehow even though it is dark i can see the cacti and am managing not to get spiked. i remember feeling very happy to be in the desert again.

anna x