pierced cactus, as winds of western
coasts brush agents their cracked lips.
I wait with shadows in hand to cast
them upon the beautiful. Champagne
glasses sipped generously into a state
of nirvana, as the rain of the East
travel into the brown eyes of Nevada.
Corrupt ideas intoxicate human flesh,
black rose petals form a pillow of comfort.
Minds shatter with numbed arousing
reflections, as the bitter snow of the North
drowns the heat. Hawks circle innocent
prey, hovering over the murdered . As evil
tattoos their treasures behind your ears,
fire balls of the South burn scars.
Deidre Grotbo
