diary of a 20 something

My garden is overgrown

A green chaos 

Stealing nutrients from the plants I’m nurturing 

Time to weed the weeds

Shallow roots give way to my bare hands 

Others have grown deep, prickle at my touch

Should I leave them? Let sleeping dogs lie?

My splintered trowel forces its way into the earth

I won’t let them in, I dig 

Get to the root or you’ll never be rid of your weeds

Keep digging

An imposter, a  pepper plant doppelganger

Little white flowers telling me, I’m you

Don’t pull me out, I’m home

You’re not me, but you do a good job at pretending

Dig deeper

There’s thistles thriving, invading

I don’t want to nurture them

I am not for you, you don’t get to profit from my pain

Ants erupt in a frenzy, run

You’re not safe here

This is my garden

I wield the shovel

Ruthlessly digging, pulling 

Only tomatoes and peppers are left

Grow, grow, grow

Until they come back again