Still getting acquainted with 
The way they tend to plants 
In our apartment complex 

Apparently the bushes and shrubs 
Around the buildings were 
Growing out of control 

Although it seemed like 
The plants had reclaimed some 
Sense of decorum since the shape 

They took on their own was covering 
The windows out of which 
We could see them growing 

A crew of men in yellow shirts 
Were hacking down the branches 
And kicking found soccer balls 

For most of the day today 
Until there was little left but 
Severe unassuming nubs 

That only time will determine 
If they will ever grow back 
In the meantime the view from 

What we discern are empty units 
Across the way has been reclaimed 
We can see the curtained windows 

Which now seem to be framed 
By the horticultural devastation 
The branches were carried away 

One would hope to be recycled