I’m allergic
To summer
Spring too
Maybe fall
—who knows?
Anything that grows
Or needs to be mowed
Is a red flag
Correction:
An itchy, congested red flag
—out to get me
I love where I live
But it doesn’t love me back
A lush green space
It’s own eco-system
Where birds wake me up
Trees lend me shade
Cut grass and flowers?
—don’t get me started
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