Who are you?
I am the one who faces the desert. I am the one who knows the desert is barren and dry but I have brought color and green growing things with me!

I am the one who has adorned myself with color. 

I am the one who says HA! and BAH! to the dry parched desert.

I am the one who waits patiently for the rain to come and quench the thirsty desert.

I am the one who doesn’t believe this is the end point of my life. 

I am the one who is present with this spaciousness, who knows that green living things can and do flourish in the desert.

Here is a poem I created using some of the words and phrases from the above as a springboard:

I face the final desert of my life
alone
ahead of me all is parched
dry
barren

I am calm
I am patient
I hold myself to myself
waiting

I am ready to face the desert
I have smeared bright color
on my body
I carry green growing things in my hand

I am the one who doesn’t believe
this is the end point of my life
Life grows in the desert too