Love on a Desert Planet

Don’t put a cactus shirt on a mannequin.

He likely will resent you forever,

certain to develop a prickly sense of humor

that would spoil any friendly endeavor

you employ.

Too busy being angry to enjoy

love sooner,

he’ll resist your touch, still

wondering whether you’ll try again, and again

doubting your intentions, sharply, until--

Flash 55 PLUS Kerry’s super-hard word-counting Robert Herrick stanza.