Veronica Wharton

Fundamentally [Flawed]

Handwriting flows from the pen.
Perpendicular,
Sans serif, ink.
Unsatisfying.

Handwriting falls from the pencil.
This time, slanted,
Serif, lead.
Far from acceptable.

And on and on.
Miserably pathetic
Almost decent
Downtrodden

Energy courses from the soul.
Always not quite
Unblemished, flawless,
Or perfect




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