Later today a missing child will get reported.

No. Not in reality.
One man's only working sperm will get defeated by the flush.

genetics

there are two kinds of parents in this world:

the kind who don't care and it hurts, and
the kind who care so much that it hurts

Slurs

Broken. Broken.
A little more broken.
A little less shaken.
A lot more taken.
The brain squeamishly gives into these thoughts.
Fighting through the wind, praying for a drought.
Times, some are curving your way.
Some other, they are looking away.
The waiting room is full of webbed feet,
I stopped myself from staying,
and walked out the wrong way.

Piecing. Piecing.
A drop at a time.
A little less broken.
Some more shaken.
A lot less giving.