The Caretaker
" Don't walk on the grass! " shouted the little man.
" Don't be stupid, " the large man replied " It doesn't feel anything. "
" You must care for it, " retorted the little man. " It gives us beauty, but it's fragile. "
" Whatever. " The large man walked away.
Years later, each had moved on.
Indifferently, the cemetery grass grew over both.
Steven MacLeod
