Thirst

Hasturan's wonderful pic of me struggling in agony on my cross --

View attachment 375996 and some of the wonderful posts about being thirsty on the cross posted on Hasturan's thread, inspired me to write this.

Thirst

Please
Water
I need water
I am so dry
So thirsty
So damnably thirsty
Hanging on this cross
So desperate
For a drink
Of water
I try to speak
Through bloody, cracked lips
My tongue dry as leather
Wa . . . wa . . . wa . . .
Yes, I see you approach
My...

Thirst