Unsalved

An otter in the desert would be hotter than a skink,

It would stink.

To de-wax an otter is a sin.

Without any ear-wax the sand can get in.

Ear-wax for an otter is essential.

This is elemental.

Nomads believe they can use it to keep their skin young,

Under the burning desert sun.

They say it would protect them from harm,

Sooth their burning lips,

And softens up the finger-tips.

But otters live on rivers or, sometimes, in a lake,

They're not in the desert, the nomads have made a mistake.

This is a sad lesson they've learned;

Those Nomads, all wrinkled and burned.

They look incredibly old and their skin is like leather.

The weather is hotter than flesh can withstand,

And they can't find an otter in this arid land.