When I noticed a sprig budding next to the garden hose by our porch I ignored the seemingly harmless eyesore How could a little weed possibly hurt our lawn But as the weeks passed that nuisance grew to be the size of a small bush and began taking over our yard Its stray stalks arched over a portion of our walkway and sprouted up in other areas Admitting its destructive existence I asked my husband to help me dig out the wild bushweed by the roots then protect our yard with weed killer When we ignore or deny its presence
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