R E A D T H I S S O O N A N D W I N O N E M I L L I O N D O L L A R S: Tiny Flaws Poem by Bri Edwards

Tiny Flaws …..


A tooth missing from my mouth, a tooth I didn't need.
A well-manicured lawn containing JUST one lonely weed.
The 'h' left out of 'the' on one page of a long novel.
One roof shingle upside down ….on the roof of a hovel.

No spare button sewed on the shirttail ….of a new shirt.
A few stones, not very large, in a garden store bag of dirt.
A five-year old forgetting to say 'Thank you' once in a while.
A tiny pimple at one corner of a new mom's HUGE smile.

The head missing from one match in a box of wooden matches.
When an adorable pet cat, its aging owner's hand, scratches.
The farts Mom makes when, on her way to the toilet, she walks.
Our Latin teacher's tiny lisps as, to her loved-students, she talks.

A brief rain shower during the church picnic, in the park pavilion.
Just one dollar bill missing from a sack meant to carry a million.
A flaw I don't even see in my longed-for engagement diamond ring.
One or two notes sung off-key as the ‘Mormon Choir' did sing.

A young police officer taking five extra minutes to eat her éclair.
The slight smell of a skunk in the balmy beachfront nighttime air.
My wife's denying me ice cream ALMOST always; it just isn't fair! !

The End

(November 25th,2022)

Bri Edwards aka Brian Edward Whitaker

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