Xerophyte defeated (Cactus killed)
(First published as "Cactus" in the Cellar Scene magazine, Issue 3,
Cellar Scene Publications, 282 Hardgate, Aberdeen AB10 6AA,
Scotland)
You came to me,
Bloated green accordion-dome,
Smug and juicy under vicious spines.
I transported you to my cold damp land
Where you deflated,
Leaving loose and useless thorns,
Life-music spent.
Your defensiveness, my insensitivity.
