Look closely and you’ll find it there
Some grown men have a rip, a tear;
Not a planned line with a surgeon’s knife
Nor an unplanned slice by his hunting knife
But a tear jagged and a bit rough
Also unplanned – “sure enough.”
Looking involves more than mere skin
Some of the worst tears are within;
Like the huge tear in his little heart
When Dad and Mom’s marriage “fell” apart
They (the closest kin) separated – sad result.
And sadder for him – he imagined it his fault.
– eab, 5/19/17
