Shadow Cactus
A girl once sat in front of a cactus
She noticed that there was a bloom, but it wasnt open yet
Curious to see the beauty her Mom had described to her, she came every day to wait for the flower to open
Day after day she waited
And one day the bloom withered away
Appalled that it never opened and at the wasted days, she stormed away
While walking the canyons, her frustrations never lifted
An angry bee in her head , getting louder and louder
One night, she lay awake in her bed and chose to face her frustrations
She realized she was going every day at the same time
Maybe it’s too hot for a delicate flower in the summer heat
There was an unusually bright full moon, not a cloud in the sky
She loved those silver nights
She ventured out, looking for another cactus, just like the one who taunted her days before
And so she found the beautiful full moon flowers
Photo: Shamarama64, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=79374386