and so - in the desert

and so-

and so there was a bus

and three men and a girl

and a young man, a boy, really.

and so there were two bikes

traversing Africa, from Paris to Senegal

and so, this boy, this boy,

what was he doing there,

the slightest peach fuzz graced his face,

alone.

alone, but smiling

and so, why does he smile

except to show his bravery

in the desert, amongst strangers

who have become friends

by necessity.

and so,

by necessity.