It's scared the shit out of me.
An invasive species took over my yard.
The soil is tight, the lawn is gone,
Replaced by green that breathes at dawn.
It didn’t ask, it didn’t wait,
It simply climbed the garden gate
A creeping, sprawling, emerald host,
An uninvited, strangling ghost.
I watch the fescue fade to gray,
As shadows stretch and turn to clay,
The tendrils coil like wire snakes,
Coiling round the garden stakes.
They choke the roses, vine by vine,
The territory is no longer mine.
I stepped outside to pull a weed,
To stop the spread, to kill the seed,
But something rustled deep within,
Where sunlight wears a sickly thin.
It wasn’t wind, it wasn’t air—
A pulse was beating down in there.
The backyard hums a jagged note,
A tightness rising in my throat.
It’s not just roots, it’s not just leaves—
It’s watching me from underneath.
It’s creeping past the sliding door,
It’s looking for a little more.
I locked the bolts and pulled the blind,
But left the nightmare far behind.
The floorboards creak, the windows swell—
The garden’s raising up from hell.
It hasn’t stopped. It’s grown so tall.
I hear it scratching at the wall.
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It sounds like you’re describing my yard! Quite enjoyed this!
Thanks for your feedback, but I really hate these creatures; I hate living in Florida every day now.😆
A fun read where a lizard becomes a monster in the mind. So well written it carries the reader along.
Thanks for your feedback, but I really hate these creatures; I hate living in Florida every day now.😆+Last week, it was a big black snake that crawled across my feet.
You are most welcome and yes Florida is full of critters and bugs, they moved here for the weather just like everyone else.
Yes reptiles can be scary. An amazing description of the fear and the damage.Had me hiding under the covers.Excellent
Thanks for your feedback, but I really hate these creatures.
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