i prune sunshine tomato plants
the urban farm near my condo
has become the place i stop my
negative thoughts about my mother dying
the tomato plants are growing on top
of one another
small yellow tomatoes the size of a button
the kind my mother would sew on
rich people’s pants
a seamstress since she was young
now at 81 1/2 years her mind has forgotten how to thread a needle- how to turn on her sewing machine
pruning the tomatoes allows my anxiety to be used for good
the sunshine tomatoes are sweet and rich
enjoying the sun that now has room to shine on them