Friday, August 12, 2011

Cactus

Cactus
~Ruth Tan

Cold needle-sharp eyes
Glaring at the ball of fire
Not a plea for mercy
Brute resilience bleeds

Sheer chivalry
In grand simplicity
Flashes not a care
For blossoms praise

Standing all alone
In dignified solitude
And lofty aplomb
Cactus is its name

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