Desert Rose I wish you love, Starting over With crippled wings And broken eyes Do not let your spirit wane. Somewhere up ahead The dreaming dead Sit down by the fire Without a word, Poor but honest. This too shall pass. Our Lady of the Desert, You dance like the June sky Full moon and dry humor, Splendor and concealment. You say: ”Heaven is a desert Beyond desolation.” Somewhere tonight Inside my fall I do my father’s drugs Longing to wake and dream. I don’t want to let you down Sick and alone. Show me everything — The ruin and the change. Give me flowers while I’m living — ”Death, ain’t you got no shame?”