i planted the seed

you gave me in a

pot by the back door

and at first it grew

in tiny increments,

angling its green neck

towards the salty sliver

of sunlight that spat

through the trees and

painted warm rorschach

questions on the wall of

my house.

 

as the bloom gained

strength and a bud

the colour of lapis

lazuli manifested

itself atop its now

robust stem i

moved the plant

from the pot into

a raised border

where it grew

teeth and began

consuming the

other flowers

and vegetables.

 

last night the

flower ate through

my wall and it has

eaten my wife and

it has eaten my arms

and legs and it is still

eating.