Lost...

They said they never left a man behind. All for one, one for all. They lied.

Years have passed and no one came looking, no one appeared to save me from the shallow grave in which I have slumbered for countless seasons.

Then it happened...

At first a faint murmur as the earth around me quivered ever so softly. It grew louder and closer and then came the scratching. Then all of a cacophony of sound, light and air.

Freedom...

I now savour every breath like water to the arid desert plant, preparing myself for the journey ahead. The journey home.