Manipulated

Manipulated, she looks through the window into a pleasant world
She can call this place a home
Of course she can because that's what she's being told it is
He'll love you first and foremost
After the dog, his girlfriend and of course himself

Every so often the view from the window becomes smeared
The dirty marks that are reality
But that's what charlie the window cleaner is there for
Just one wipe and already the view appears better
A simple fix

The world outside may seem perfect from the inside looking out
But the view into the house is something quite different
This empty building with fading pretty wallpaper
The aftermath of a preoccupied tenant
This house was once perfect

But can this house still be saved?
A question that is passed around the block
The doors are locked and the view is so picturesque
But who would want to live with such conditions
Restrictions and complications

But who am I to comment
I'm just a nosy neighbour walking his dog