SOUL FLOWERSIt's me.
I built the wall.
Good walls make good neighbors;
Good neighbors make good walls.
I am hurling my aching body against this wall.
I hurt now and search for a tube of Ben-Gay
to sooth the throbbing pain.
No one can scale this wall to help me nurse
my sick sores.
Nobody can joke about my greasy, icy-hot scent
and tweak my nose.
I must buy a crane with a wrecking ball.
I will destroy my good wall and become a bad neighbor.
I will let my seeds drift,
soar,
and plant themselves in the soul gardens of others.