night gardening

At 2:00am, I checked on
the lettuce;
It was still there,
uneaten

My neighbors asleep
Eating cake
In their dreams;
They're unaware
Of the hard work
It takes
To night garden

The dirt
On my hands
Was barely noticeable
In the dark
blood and dirt were
the same
here;
you had to be careful
to avoid burying
the wrong thing