MIDNIGHT LEAF BLOWING

I saw a woman midnight leaf blowing
I watched her quietly in disbelief

It was like an act of violence, pushing them to her neighbors yard
when she was done her lawn was on fleek

She'd mow the lawn and touch the trim up
vacuum the porch with some kind of rage

she had a gait that made me think she'd had a hip replaced
why was she obsessing so hard at her age

at her age
Well..

She had this son, she had her mother
they were all trapped together
they seemed to hate each other
at least that's the way it seemed
from where I stood
when something's wrong inside the house
make the lawn look good

The three had this dog but they were never happy
no matter what it did, they were pissed

The day the old lady locked them all out of the house
that's a day I'm so glad I didn't miss

I found myself some place in between
schadenfreude and empathy

I know it was pain that fueled their anger
it looked like an attempt to control anything, to me

She had this son, she had her mother
they were all trapped together
they seemed to hate each other
at least that's the way it seemed
from where I stood
when something's wrong inside the house
make the lawn look good

The house was on the market for almost 10 years
I don't know why it always seemed nice

maybe they were accounting for pain and suffering
when they decided on the asking price

Now they're gone there's another family there
I truly hope they found some peace

And here I sit, never even said hello
just smug in my pop psychology

She had this son, she had her mother
they were all trapped together
they seemed to hate each other
at least that's the way it seemed
from where I stood
when something's wrong inside the house
make the lawn look good


So they're gone