OPTIONAL POETRY

[A dialogue of self and houseplants] I: I gave all the orchids away too intolerant of their constant demands Phalaenopsis, Cymbidium: We were victims of your inconsistency– a season of doting and then, the droughts I: I bought small cacti to replace them trading bristles and spines for fragile delicacy Escobaria vivipara: And yet you’ve only just noticed that our flowers are fake– dried crimson hot-glued in place for shame I: And the lovely jade […]