She opens "Love is also a fragment: the cheek of the moon's fat boy face gives up to be kissed, the ingredient phrase, I can't live without you, the sum of the few words that are truly invented - You are." At first, the impression of the poem's direction and attitude seemed positive, inspiring the idea that love is truly self-sufficient despite its fragility. Even the title The Desert Nearby seems to imply a biblical simile, that love is a trial that can both test and strengthen you, just as Jesus' 40 days in the desert were a time of great temptation and redemption For