Synchronicity of barrenness

My heart is sand.

When I saw you,
I wished for rain,
so that I could banish this barrenness.
I asked of you
the rain
to blend green in this golden grey.

You reached inside
and found no rain there
and said, "My heart is sand."
I said, "Give me the
blue of your pain,
red of your love,
green of your touch.
I'll paint you a lush forest
by the seaside,
beneath the sky,
on a red sunset."
You looked wishful,
your eyes wistful,
and I was hopeful.

Still you looked away and
said, "My heart is sand."