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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