Desert Within

Hidden barren, growing 

within her shrinking wilderness,

forlornly she dwells in sequestered

silences-

Where ashen sands sprawling

from horizon to horizon,

Wilting, bit by bit

her skin-deep blossoms.

Her bosom creased

of sun-baked emptiness-

Athirst

her torrid sky 

yearning for misty embraces

of love-laden nimbus

She awaits

with bone-dry eyes

for irriguous smiles…