Sonoran Desert in Summer

If i trusted my mind to see

beneath the surface of me

way down to the nitty gritty

life in a desert city

I might know why i stay here

in this desert year after year.

I have to know it is hot

whether we feel it or not.

But there is an atmosphere

which makes me feel that God is near.

Despite the scorpions and snakes,

God doesn’t make many mistakes.

Anything which God can endure

is good enough for me, for sure.

Walt Abbott–6-10-2010