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A leaking bucket
A slippery tile
A pile of half used soaps
In a broken soapcase.
A clogged kitchen drain
A greasy frying pan
A collection of old china
In a jammed showcase.
A groaning mattress
A molded pillow
A perforated bedsheet
With turmeric stains.
A riotous fan
A lurching sofa
A fissured flower pot
On a patchy staircase.

Stale jokes bursting
Through cracks,
Jaded conversations
Piled up on racks,
Mundane musings
Swinging on hangers,
Silly fights echoing
In rapturous corners.

I dwell in our nest of
Imperfections,
Dream in a cesspool
Of misconceptions.
I touch you through
Hazy reflections,
And kiss you daily at
Blurry cross-sections.