A Houseplant by Caryle Fredericks

Line drawing of a drooping houseplant in a pink pot on a side table, with yellowed leaves falling to the floor and a watering can beside the table.

Caryle Fredericks is Jack’s mother. She is very bad at keeping plants alive. More poetry from The Feedsack is here.

A Houseplant

It was so healthy
Until it came to my house
Now it sits dying
Before: a full, leafy potted palm on a coffee table.
Before
After: the same palm down to one thin stalk with a few fronds, in a corner.
After
Naked Parrot: Poems and Stories by John M. Fredericks. Get the paperback on Amazon.

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One comment

  1. Claire

    LMAOOOOOOO this is hilarious

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