Dust coats the Yucca brevifolia spines
He checks his colt where the creosote climbs
Opuntia pads catch the neon red glow
Roots drink deep where the aquifers flow
Agave and ammo at midnight divide
Two suns watch the stranger decide
Fuel in the tank and a seed in the sand
Bloom where you're planted in no-man's-land
Prosopis glands drip sweet honey dew
He wipes his brow where the saltbush grew
Larrea tridentata smells after rain
Chambers spin slow on the dusty plain
Fouquieria splenders reach for the sky
He counts the miles with a botanist's eye
Atriplex leaves hold the morning's first dew
Six shots loaded and a cactus in bloom
Agave and ammo at midnight divide
Two suns watch the stranger decide
Fuel in the tank and a seed in the sand
Bloom where you're planted in no-man's-land
Roots hold fast when the wind tears loose
Patience writes what the gun can't choose
Photosynthesis in lead and in light
Survival blooms in the coldest night
Engine turns over with a cough and a growl
Agave americana stands tall and proud
He rides past the pumps where the shadows stretch long
Singing a latin name like a song
Agave and ammo at midnight divide
Two suns watch the stranger decide
Fuel in the tank and a seed in the sand
Bloom where you're planted in no-man's-land
Agave and ammo — the last thing he planned
Twin suns set on the Yucca plain
