Pretentious Poems

This is How we Fall

There's another crack in the window

It's bound to break

There's another rotting stair

It's going to fall apart

There's another shattered plate

We're going to run out

There's another stain on the rug

It's losing value

There's another missing door hinge

It's going to fall off

There's another light out

We're going to be in complete darkness

There's another ripped curtain

It's beyond the help of a sewing machine

There's a tear in the electrical cord

It's going to start a fire

There's a gas leak in the stove

We're going to run out of fuel

There's a missing chair at the table

It's ruining the balance

There's a hole in the roof

It's going to flood everything

There's a problem with the dryer

We're going to have to air out our laundry

There's another dead flower

It's less colorful now

There's another nest of termites

It's causing everything to break down

There's another tree down

Next one is going to take us out completely