A Driveway
Along the setback
a burgundy-tipped
green-flowered
succulent reaches
up with many
branches in a
dusty black
plastic pot with
drainage holes
at the bottom
A little spiky
palm tree is
rooted near
the further edge,
anchored by
a brick sized
asphalt chunk
Across from them
white calla lilies
gracefully spiral out
of tall stems taking
in the sun and small
predatory beetles
A large flowering
bush has started
to grow above
the lip of the long
concrete path
(a side-view
mirror hazard)
Just last month
my new wife
personally planted
two two-week-old
(gifted by me)
Home Depot tiny
drooping brown
flower bunches
hoping they will
eventually recover
Unfortunately, there
are also still a few
marks as you travel
down the entranceway
A black spray-painted
BMW grille shadow
from when my daughter
and her husband
stayed here for six
pandemic months
And a trail of white
paint tire tracks
left over from
my ex-girlfriend's
poured jealousy
one morning in
early 2018 after
I had married
someone else
Who turned out
to want nothing
more than a green
card marriage
(thank god she's
behind me)
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