Together Redeemed

Those damn menaces

Cluttering our gardens
Choking down under
Shading out the light

They do not bear fruit

Unsightly and visible
Powerful and strong
At work day and night

Inhibiting our growth

Pricking through us
Relentless; persistent
Sticking like leaches

Remaining steadfast

With patient humility
Awaiting the harvest
The gathering season

A time of separation

All shall be gathered
The bearer and barren
Uprooted and sifted

Menace and Martyr

Such an unlikely team
Soiled daily together
Together redeemed