Desert dwellers upon the orange heat of the day

The Sonoran cactus is growing astray

From the heat that can bend the knee

And blister the forehead

The desert dwellers thrive in the uncertainty

Of life

Upon the sands of wind and time

Belief that one day

To fully live and be kind

The hat shades the face

And the shirt the skin

But the desert dwellers are stronger within

To take the light and make a life

In the desert light