8-track stack of sweat-soaked night-
mares thundering across mind plains
valleys, recesses, alcoves hold secret
meet ups for craigslist enthusiasts,
borrowed truck on life’s freeway,
dusty blue sky in the rearview,
and a pineapple pizza delivery.
Add it all up and sadness still blooms.
A desert cactus flower I am not
yet there is this — resilience.
image by Lili Westphal