By Unchained
Date: 2001 Aug 17
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The Garden



Silence in the garden.
She's sweeping up
the broken pots
pulling weeds
filling broken paving
and clearing
the way for something new.

I don't say anything.
I pick up a rake
to gather anything loose
and let her decide
what she will discard
or keep.

It's not my garden.
I don't plant
or gather
or decide
what will or will not
be here in spring.

I'll stay to help
because she wants me to
a man
not a bandaide
to be used
and thrown away
before finding someone
new.

There's lots to do.
Two can do better
than one.
So I'll rake
and dig
and carry
and hope
that when the time comes
for planting
and she is pleased
with what she has
we will plant
the seeds
together.