Dividing Lines

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stamen of a red hibiscus flower

heavy concrete wall
dissects mine from neighbour’s mine
except one red hibiscus

red hibiscus flower
red hibiscus flower hangs over the wall
bright red hibiscus flower

The boundary lines between neighbouring houses is often blurred in the Philippines. Sometimes, when I am frustrated by the close proximity of the people next door, a simple hibiscus flower can remind me there is no ‘mine’.

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Melinda J. Irvine

Melinda J. Irvine is a freelance writer, blogger and creative. She writes for business clients and online publications all over the world. When she’s not writing about holistic health and ways to become a more effective writer, Mel is practicing tai chi and supporting the emotional wellbeing of marginalised kids in the Philippines. Sometimes she even has time to cross stitch.

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