She had a parting of the ways

with her houseplants

—a falling out.

it bore no rePeating …

& she kicKed them out

—succulents, first.

everyone secretly hates succulents,

and in that regard, she was no different from anyone else…

creepy shop o’ horrors plant

and not even attractive

the plant for the:

I am too lame to have a houseplant plant-owner

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.

 ©Karen Robiscoe