a snapdragon face reads exotic
round to heart-shaped
her leaves alternate along
thin stems winding silks
intricately the way a devil’s ribbon
weaves through brick
pollinated this mother of thousands
turns photophobic
seams stone and concrete
tendrilling down
to seed the underplaces
overgrown with dark
it’s so wet nestled and
germinating in crevices
her daughters rustle
shimmering over walls
their love for the sun is
hot-soiled and naked
