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The desert is a killer
An unforgiving foe
Be careful how you handle her
Take things very slow
If you are lost in her confines
Be careful where you go
It is best to hunker down
If you're in the know

Your enemy is water loss
Long sleeves are a must
Head cover is primary
A wide brim you can trust

Cover every inch of skin
Cover up your mouth
Do not expend your energy
Go north instead of south

North of cliffs you hide from sun
It's the sun that kills
Stay where you are... IMPORTANT!
Unless you have good skills

You can find water sometimes
By following the birds
Deer and other animals
This is what I've heard

Pile stones in cairns
Make arrows from sticks
Showing your direction
So rescuers find it

Always move at night
The temperature will plummet
Sometimes it gets very cold
And people do die from it

It is best to wear light clothing
Conserve body water, dont sweat much
The desert rats drink often
But do not eat their lunch
It is best not to eat it all
Or eat cactus fruit and such
It contains good water
But don't eat a lot. Don't munch.

water, Water, WATER!
Drink this at all costs!
Find shelter from the sun
If you do get lost

Going to the high ground
So you can see the land
Finding habitation
Of folks living in sand

Carry maps when possible
Carry Bowie knives
If you wear thick glasses
A fire could save lives!

Make a fire in the desert
Create light and smoke
Magnify the burning sun
With the glasses of which I spoke

Hand sanitizer can be a help
In starting any flame
Put lots of stuff creating smoke
Getting helps the game!

But stay out of the fire's heat
Unless you're very cold
Always conserve water
It is liquid gold!

Carry a Camelbak
A backpack with a tube
To drink the water easily
These are often used

Travel light! Important!
Conserve your energy
So you don't lose water
Analyze your ***

If it is light like lemonade
You're probably ok
If it's very dark
You'll need water that day

Keep your head, don't panic
It's best to keep your cool
You can think! You have a mind!
These tips are simply tools

There are other tips
To Google in your strife
Carrying a cell phone
Could just save your life!



SoulSurvivor
(C) 9/18/2016
Carry and drink lots of water. Even for short hikes. Get under to stay cool. Deep shade is your friend. Look for cottonwoods and other large trees. Any tree that needs a lot of water. But don't assume all water is potable. Be very careful what you drink. If you ***** or get diarrhea you will lose water. Yelling out will not help. You will lose water through your mouth. Cover it and breathe through your nose. There are other ways to start a fire. Look those up on the internet. Be prepared!

Every year people are found in the desert. Dead because they did not prepare. Know your enemy. The desert can be a deadly foe! You have a friend in God. *PRAY!*



I am so sorry that I can't read or respond to commentary! I will endeavor to do that today. Thanks for understanding!

I hope this read was enjoyable and informative. Take care!

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Chalsey Wilder Sep 2016
I need to clear my head of all this demise
I just don't have the time
I need to focus on me
But honestly, I am limited in my choices
Just got diagnosed with mild scoliosis
Knew without knowing all along, had it for years and just found out.
I am really thinking hard about college.
Chalsey Wilder Sep 2016
You know it's you.
Who I am talking to.
You don't have to listen to how I choose express myself.
If you don't agree, that's you, but don't be rude.
Yep.
Chalsey Wilder Aug 2016
It is time we sit down
It's time we have a talk.
A discussion among adults.
Without the childish insults.
Help me help you see my point
I'll respect you and do this in return.
How will we become wiser if we don't?
Life isn't only in your perspective
Not always in your eyes
Your eyes are willingly closed if you can't try to see what I'm seeing.
But mine isn't as closed off as yours
It is your reasoning that is seeming.
To me, you want to be as free from the consequences of your actions as you are to make them, and pin it onto someone else.
This cycle of selfisness and greed will always keep us from being freed.
We will die from our selfishness tonight.
Chalsey Wilder Aug 2016
How is it healthy and "good parenting" to let your child do things with consequences they cannot handle because they are still a child?
"They'll do it behind your back."
And?
That doesn't mean to give them permission to do it.
"It's their body and their choice."
I don't give a **** about that.
I can't listen to a hypocrite anyway.
I bet if they wanted to drag knifes across their skin you wouldn't be preaching that, so shove it up your ***.
Just because it's "their body" and "their choice" doesn't mean they should be making that **** choice.
Their choices do not only effect them
**Point.
              Blank.
                            Period.
"...Children and teenagers shouldn't be having ***. It's an adult action, with adult consequences with adult responsiblities that will only end their childhood faster. Teach them everything they need to know about it, yes. But they should not be doing it. At that age. ****, I know plenty of 'adult children' who shouldn't be either."
"It's been happening since the beginning of time. It's their body it's their choice."
"You know what else has? ******, ****, womens opression, circumcision, religion, cults, and the list goes on. Girls as young as 13 would marry(and have *** with) men as old as 85. It does not mean they should be doing it. And that further proves my point. We're supposed to be moving forwards not backwards, no wonder why we can't move forwards, you want to teach selfishness. As long as you decide to teach and pass down selfish mindsets humanity will never get better. And so long as you kiss your children's *** they'll **** on you till you put your foot down."

People need to realize that not all of their choices only effect them. Your choice can literally change your life and the people you live with for better or for worse. And the choices you choose at an early age like *** can for real make the rest of your life harder if you become a parent too early and have to end your childhood. Enjoy being a kid for as long as possible.

....

Adult children- a person (no matter what age) who thinks they can make pleasurable or beneficial adult decisions in the moment and don't want to take responsibility for the consequences of those adult actions afterwards but will claim to be an adult because they make these adult actions.

...
This poem isn't to make anyone who disagrees agree. If you don't agree just keep it to yourself.
Chalsey Wilder Aug 2016
And just think
Does your "logic", make more sense than mine?
Put it inside another shoe
Does it fit?
Guess not.
Got in an argument with the stupidest "adults". I hate ignorant adult children the most.
I have conquered love.
I need no more the boy I once used to admire, I need no more of him.

I have accepted love.
I want no more of his touch, I want no more of his pain.

I now have a sweet, sweet boy.
I now know he is not him. I now know I can live.

A boy with eyes a hazel hurricane.
A boy with height to last for days.

A boy who wipes the tears I cry, a boy
Who I call mine.
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