A root clawed through the green shell. Just that thread. Tree roots heave paved roads. Seed leaves lift pebbles. Morning-glory rises through cement step, baseboard, window frame.
Climbs summer long inside the front hall.
The force that drives a hyacinth root comes from the years it bloomed and sank. Just because you're vulnerable doesn't mean you're weak. Mama would push me into this, if she could. Jane grew up, raised a family, worked at various jobs, and earned three graduate degrees in Vancouver. Jane now lives with her husband in a house in the woods on the west coast of Vancouver Island.