Drip-drop the rain comes down
Bringing memories as they fall….

Memories of a by-gone era
When countries were kingdoms
and men fought with honor, not guns…

In such a time lived a prince..
A prince so vain, his people suffered.
His parents tried hard, but….

Till one such day, on a hunting spree…
The chap stumbled upon a sage.
The vanity being so much,
the sage went unrecognized.

Angered at this the sage thundered….
"Oh! Arrogant being…you dare defy me?"
"You have committed hara-kiri"
And you must pay..
Now you must pay…..

Henceforth you shall remain
but as plant, not as prince..
Alone you shall stand,
Alone you shall live…

The touch of warmth,
The air of love…
You will never know..
Forever when someone tries to be kind to you,
you shall prick them with your vanity.

So people..
Next time you see a lonely cactus, feel for him…
For he is a prince paying for his arrogance…