What Good Is a Bone Dry Well

What good is a bone-dry well?

The Lord brought you to me and said,

“Drink.”

And you did:

You drank every last drop I had to offer.

You were even ready to dig deeper for more,

Until you realized that it is easier to find a new well to draw from.

When I was worth the walk

To quench and satisfy your thirst,

I echoed all your dreams and swallowed the secrets you whispered.

I reflected the thing you loved most,

So lost in your visage that I never noticed you never wanted me for me,

But for what I could offer...

Until I had no more left to give.

You stayed until the last puddle was gone,

Because even that thin surface could mirror your face.

The face of a modern Narcissus:

Walking away from his greatest blessing

While leaving me entirely desiccated and never again visited

Even in thought...

For why would Narcissus think of the old bone-dry well

With a new one before him to exhaust

Until it is easier to find a fresh and full one?