there is a pot on the balcony out front

that has held more ill-fated plants

than i would care to admit

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alas, while the pot looks attractive from

the drive, i cannot see it from within and

have failed numerous poor pitiful creatures

as they wither and die alone and forgotten

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until i remembered the air plant i was

given that i carelessly tossed out back

it has flourished with my neglect and now

resides in the tragic vessel, content

and i do absolutely nothing for its care

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now when i come into the drive

instead of seeing repeated failure

i see ‘cunning solution’ instead

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–it’s okay to adjust expectations into something more manageable