Flower Garden

she planted weeds in my mind
and now waters them
when we exchange

I can't just walk away
we co-parent a three-year-old

she waters with silence
she waters with looks
she waters with contempt

after fresh water
the roots worm down
biting a painful path

I'm working to
find
pull
dig them out

I cannot tell if there are
more or less of them
after taking an exhausted break

so

I plant flowers