can concrete win? v3

we are vines & a tree
choking each other without meaning to.
we both want to grow towards the sun
but we can't do it without stopping the other.
of course, no one will win. we are both taken down
by a landscaper, or a homeowner, we both die.
when the saw grits, we both get hurt
because what else is there to do
but fall & be fallen onto.
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April 3, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Yes! Great poem, congratulations
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