All day in the desert

You awake wanting to do

something hot,

where your sweat

is pulled from your body,

cooling you off.

You want to hug

the towering shadows of

the Saguaro Cactus

standing strong against

the silhouette

of the dawning of day.

You want to trek

down this roadless

backcountry wilderness

just us two,

having our hats on,

sunscreen on,

with plenty of water

to shield us from the sun.

You want to go

off road, away from time,

where roadrunners

dash after

lazy lizards awoken

from sunbathing

atop of orange-tan rocks.

You want to witness

hovering hummingbirds 

fly above

the bright violet flowers

of a hedgehog cactus as

if in love in early spring.

You want to feel

the rough texture of

the drawn Petroglyphs

on massive boulders,

telling of a time

when natives ran wild

over this land.

You want to hear

the screech owl’s hoot

as dusk descends.

You want to be

in awe of the silhouette

of the enormous cactus

in the setting sun,

then you want to go

home, just us two..