we did nothing. we did everything.

There are no long sprawling green grass yards, no well-watered hardy gardens, no peaceful paths or silent sidewalks, no majestic oak trees or slender fur saplings, no pretty public parks or safe secluded schools...

every house owns a fence,

all the fences - rusty metal,

each fence blocks a driveway,

all the driveways - quikcrete

every driveway holds a car,

all the cars - dusty brown

and every car fits just barely,

and that leaves us just enough space to eat, sleep and move around.

But none of that matters.

When we walk around this neighborhood, we will find one flower, just one... and that will be enough to make my daughter's face brighten like a light bulb... and that has made this life, all the more, worth living!