delicate tenacious vine
purposeful tight fruits
incursion through straight soldiers
chemical warfare
extinguish diversity
for the pleasure
competition for carpeted
perfection
an image which seeks
to still the incessant
relentless flux
death burgeons
creeps up
the rodents gnaw the dreamhouse
dust and spiders cloud the vision
control and survival
grip and slide
cleanliness, so smooth
uncluttered
with cracks
where opportunism and decay will creep
where fungus and mold
delight in setting up shop
This battle saps the life force
shoulders slump to surrender
A visit to a poor neighborhood
reveals
no gleaming gutters
no emerald carpet
Rot cohabits with the living
Is acceptance uneasy?
Inevitable?
In any case, the real expands
unimpeded by images
by heavily funded assaults
Diversity thrives in poverty
rich soil of the powerless
a thrill to the unsung beauty
of charmless tangles
of people living among weeds
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