A scratch on the table
Dents where a fork
repeatedly
banged on the table
repeatedly
banged on the table
A crack in the bathroom sink
where a shelf once was pulled over
but you were unharmed
My electric shaver
that has been knocked off its perch
countless times
A stain on the bedspread
from an adventure
when you were supposed to be napping
A chip in a cup
and another cup
and another cup
A bed whose frame is loose
from repeated “wear and tear”
Carpet
that will never be the same
A drawer that sticks
from being abused during each and every opening
several times a day
Even the scar
above your eye
A thousand different utterances of
"Uh oh Daddy, uh oh"
and
"It broke all by itself"
I treasure each
scratch
and
dent.
