my neighbor
my neighbor
is
the perfect
neighbor.
she runs
the neighborhood watch.
her yard
is always mowed,
her flowers
are always in bloom.
she greets everyone
with a smile.
she sits
on her porch and
knows everything
that goes on.
she walks her dog
and talks to anyone.
in fact,
she is walking her dog
as i write.
there she is, right
in front of
my house.
her dog
just took a dump
on my lawn.
she smiled,
waved to me,
and walked away.
the perfect
neighbor,
indeed.
* Casey Quinn is a writer of prose and poetry. He is also editor of the online magazine Short Story Library http://shortstory.us.com
