i was the water

i was the water
that quenched
your thirst, that
wet your lips
before the kiss.
i was the meal
you hungered for.
i was the bed
you slept in
and wept with
joy, and fell
back into dream
after dream of
what tomorrow
would bring.
i was the oasis,
the cool shadowed
rest from the chaos
of your world, but
that was then.
now my hands
and heart are
empty of what need
and want, and it's
hard not to notice
how the word
friend so easily
ryhmes with end.