you bought a moment of bliss
at the cost of everything
my head rings in such a mad way

They cut the trees
at the park—
not all of them,
just the ones behind
the baseball field.

Now,
when I drive by,
I can see
all the houses
arching their way
up the hillside.

I don’t think I like that,
seeing all those houses.
I wish
they had kept
the trees.