The Imperfection

the crack in the window
xxxxxxxxxxxxthe rolling dusty ball
the limp of an old man
xxxxxxxxxxxxthe creak of his cane
the cries of a mother
xxxxxxxxxxxxthe son she bore, dead
the winds rip through a field
xxxxxxxxxxxxanother home lost again.

the gap in between teeth
xxxxxxxxxxxxthe smudge of cherry red
the fizzy, tawny brown hair
xxxxxxxxxxxxthe fake eyes that look ahead
the bones that push on her skin
xxxxxxxxxxxxthe sickness she died for a lonely sin
the money that was gone to perfection
xxxxxxxxxxxxanother child lost again.

the dog put down for his missing third leg
xxxxxxxxxxxxthe boy picked on for his missing hand
the girls pushed and pressured to buy that skirt
xxxxxxxxxxxxthe twenties laid at the edge of a bed
the child who grew without a home
xxxxxxxxxxxxthe mother who left since daddy was gone
the man who sleeps and dies in the cold
xxxxxxxxxxxxanother beauty lost again.

the raging howls of a wolf without a home
xxxxxxxxxxxxthe girl who cut because of no friends
the favorite game of lady luck
xxxxxxxxxxxxthe death of a king to have his crown
the bump on a nose, a cheek, a finger
xxxxxxxxxxxxthe knife comes down, third change in a month
the imperfection of life as it changes
xxxxxxxxxxxxanother generation lost again.