​prickly pear

I can not hold all this worry
These shovels won't snap through the root
From shoulders I watch for coyotes
But some men are killers too

Screaming tectonic pains make my head split
Sunless days bring my hands to the dark
Prickly pear feeling mind making me miss
Moonlit rides and heat-seared walks

(Pedal hard through ravine on flat tire
Cactus pins will run you through)

These hairs are gonna stay
Left prints on the stage you'll find
And I yearn for empty days
Alone and safe

(Whole world like a grave
Nothing more than a place)

I'll leave my home
Shut the screen door
Let the gail winds
Knock me to the floor
I'll love the hurt
You put me through
Because I love you