On The Outside
By Andrew Ballard
Moustached upper lip
colour in my hair
smooth cheeked sons
what I see
photo album page one
dusty fingers
slowly turn the pages
all seems in order
nothing to mundane
smiling camera faces
soccer games
muddy clothes
camping trips
smoky fires
rather fancy
clothes and cars
was money a thing
behind the smiles
and shiny things
not seen on album page
hidden pain
loss and regret
broken family
one life we have
photographed on the outside
we can mistakenly believe
it was all ok.
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