Pictures of the Missing
I sit here reminiscing
Looking at my pictures of the missing
In this one, he’s in the first grade, with a smile that's wide and bright
That MISSING tooth in the center, he lost the previous night
Here, he’s in the snow, with it still falling from above
Look at his little cold, left hand, we never did find that MISSING glove
Ahhhh, look, he’s playing baseball, with that silly crooked hat
I’m afraid he’s MISSING another pitch with that way-too-heavy bat
This one is a birthday party, he is counting the candles on his cake
Unfortunately it was MISSING one and he turned twelve again by mistake
Oh, here is his first car, a fixer-up indeed
It was MISSING most of the engine parts that a running engine really needs
In this one what is MISSING you cannot really see
But I am sure that he is MISSING another class at University
I hope I didn’t mislead you, my son is still with us today
I am just looking at old photos and having fun with some wordplay
written and posted on 3/2/12 for the "Missing" contest
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