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Strangler Fig

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In the beginning I felt nothing;

she was just an itch

barely deserving a scratch.

 

Then I started to notice;

she was there each day,

and she grew on me.

 

I enjoyed the attention,

encouraged her,

spoke to her,

basking in her devotion.

 

She began to take over my life,

and at first it was a joy,

an easy relationship

where we both prospered.

 

Lately though,

her behaviour has changed;

more constricting,

and I feel as if

I can’t breathe.

 

I want to break away,

but she has me in a suffocating grip,

and I can’t escape.

◄ Samhain’s Night

A Cup Of Franglais ►

Comments

Big Sal

Wed 31st Oct 2018 16:06

Like an adult version of "The Giving Tree", but one I enjoyed.?

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M.C. Newberry

Wed 31st Oct 2018 15:09

An intriguing analogy with some human relationships! In
nature, this is not uncommon - with parasitic life-forms
using hosts to their profit.

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