One thing in life,
No one needs,
Those forever thriving,
Green, thick weeds.
Some of them,
Come with thorns.
Scratch at you,
Slice with scorn.
Under your skin,
Cause infection.
Focus on the pain,
Lose your direction.
Other weeds,
Leave a rash.
Red and inflamed,
Spreading fast.
The only thing,
Left to do,
Yank them out,
Their roots, too.
A constant battle,
On guard, stay.
Be ever diligent,
Don’t look away.
If your back’s turned,
They’ll thrive for sure.
Strangle what’s good,
Full of life, no more.
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- Comment from author about the poem: People can be like weeds.
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I wonder. Is it people can be like weeds? Or weeds can be like people? Excellent write..
Great question. It does work both ways! Thanks for reading!
Doh, I dunno! I water people's weeds as well as their plants, if I pop in while they're away on hols. I told them I'm no gardener...... heehee.
Weeds - "a waste of space"? As certain people too?!
Great point orchidee! I cannot stand weeding. Just came in from doing so. Nasty devils those weeds!
Doh! They're here to stay though, 'people-weeds'. Had a sermon/talk about the wheat and weeds/tares recently. Nope, weeds can't be pulled up yet, 'people-wise' that is, due to the risk of pulling up some wheat (good people) with them. Well, we could dig carefully I suppose, but that did not seem to apply in that parable. But it don't say we have to leave natural weeds in our garden!
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Nicely expressed...
Thank you so much. Felt like writing a metaphor. I cannot stand weeds. They steal the sunshine from my lovely plants. Just have to yank them out! Thanks again rrodriguez!
They must be yanked from the roots. They're very insidious.
Ahh - I fell a tad sorry for the weeds - after all they are only plants growing where us humans don't want them to grow. Being a vicious human type person I an always yanking them out and am beginning to feel a bit guilty but I still love the write.
Thanks Michael. Unfortunately, some weeds we just have to deal with. 🙂
Yup 'fraid so !
This gave me a smile as I think I have their close relations in my garden patch !!
Ha Ha. Thanks Fay!
WBL, the problem is that some weeds are so beautiful. And they serve the bees too, so something good can be seen as well. Otherwise, completely agree, even people we consider 'weeds' may have some good in them somewhere, if we look deep and long enough. But then we have to wonder if it is worth the effort.
Very thoughtful Fred. You have an excellent point!
A never ending battle in the garden and sometimes in life. Great write!
Exactly Christina. 🙂
Good write and very true when applied to people but with those in the garden weeds are only plants in the wrong place.
I see your point of view Goldfinch! And, thanks!
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