She had a parting of the ways
with her houseplants
–a falling out.
it bore no re∙peat∙ing …
& she kicKed them to the curb
–succulents, first.
everyone secretly hates succulents,
and in that regard, she was no different from anyone else…
creepy lil’ shop o’ horrors plant
and not even attractive,
the plant for the:
I am too lame to have a houseplant plant-owner
the succulents went first.
Cacti followed,
miniature cacti that bloomed too rarely
those little pricks were needy!
Requiring an eyedropper of water every other year
without exception
her sheer & pure eco-consciousness
compelled that split
–cacti followed.
Finally spiders
every last frickin’ spider mommy, daddy and baby
of that proliferating plant
got the bum’s rush
her weariness of web-related associations
encompassing
cob
cable
and
creepers, all
and
–spiders were the last to go
. . .
Released to the wild, these plants were free!
. . .
Both deprived and granted rooTs,
it was their inability to ambulate that spelled disaster
since cities limit Trees.
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