the uprooted

undug,

gouged out, the weeds,

that live

with struggle,

are pulled.

not pretty like the flower,

or vine

even,

the birch tree.

unsightly and unwanted

are the weeds.

so much

in life, like them,

those

with needs, of varied

faiths,

or colors,

unmet.

best to uproot them

and put

them where they

can't be seen.