IanG

The glass metephore is a good one.

No one I know is perfect we all have human flaws. If there's a God he must know that. No one has all the answers, so its no shame if you havn't.

This is nostalgic, plausible and, I suspect, angry under the surface. Similar scenarios are playing out all over the world, including my native U.K. Well done.

If this is autobiographical, remember we are all a mix of strengths and weaknesses, faults and virtues. If things are hard now they may not always be. Other people may have issues they won't admit to. If their lives are perfect now they may have issues in the future. If you've made mistakes there's time to learn from them.

I'm not an expert on the technical aspects of poetry, but I agree with your sentiments here.

Thete are people like Frank who will twist anything so its in their favour.

If this is based on fact, remembet there are bettet people around than the one who left you. It may seem unlikely now but its true.

'A reputation with the locals' not 'in the locals.' That or 'a reputation in the area.'

You evoke the setting and the characters past experiences well. I like the way they think they've debunked the myth only to realise they havn't.