Scenes From America – A New Poem

A broken flower pot

Pool water green and opaque

Iron gate dismantled by Mother Nature

Weeds in the sand, too hard to grasp

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A window left open

Dirt blows in from outside

Electrical burns on the ceiling

Cat claws on all the furniture

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An ill-fitting door

Fast cars with no tires

Blinds hang askew

Water drips from every faucet

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A garage used for storage

Concrete eats away patchy grass

Unkempt roads

Cupboards full of death

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