My Heart Is A Cactus Flower Poem by Mark Heathcote

My heart is a cactus flower
Unwilling to bend
Unwilling to wilt
Unwilling to die
But—still.

I just can't walk away...
I've sold my life.
For a deserts ray
For a deserts ray
Of light!

Thirsty and more!
Blistered and sore!
My soul is damned,
To confess:
My eyes are parched
For more, more
Then I can possess.
Envisage.
In a—mirage!
But—still.

I just can't walk away
I've sold my heart and soul.
For a deserts ray
For a deserts ray
Of light!