debt

he was a landscaper
she hated him

every Saturday
she'd make an appt.
with yet another young man
to talk things over
to get her free estimate
those young men
never seen leaving
never seen by anyone
ever again

every Monday
large black trash bags
lay ponderously
ominosly
at the curb

she had taken care of him
she would take care
of all of them

as the volume of landscapers
declined
the hated one's business
thrived

he was finally able
to pay her back
all that he owed her

then
so was she