Their perfection
#vsspoem prompt for April 25th, 2020: Perfection
A conscious choice,
A deception —
They are but
What others wish to see.
Smiling, waving,
Stubbornly tending their garden
With their houses
Aflame.
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Their perfection
#vsspoem prompt for April 25th, 2020: Perfection
A conscious choice,
A deception —
They are but
What others wish to see.
Smiling, waving,
Stubbornly tending their garden
With their houses
Aflame.