He says he loves you when

in fact

wants to own you

 

He is

 

invasive

like bambo

 

crawls up you

like ivy

 

chokes you out

like clover

 

Part of you wants 

it over

 

But

 

The other part wants to 

work hard

to clean up the garden

 

and

 

pray for flowers

to bloom

 

By Lynn Hahn