Thorns adorn his house
like snake’s fangs.
Káktos, from the Greek,
part of the Cactaceae family.
Pots of cacti line the shelves.
They don’t need water,
they just exist.
He plants saplings and bushes
in the earth, knows how to transform dirt
into a shag carpet of flowers.
He knows how many hours
of sunlight annuals and perennials need.
Stay in the center
and you won’t be pricked
by their exposed spines.
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text // marlena
photo // sehribanu turan