I arrive outside
To see you smile.
You stop
And plant a kiss upon my lips.
My pulse skips a beat.
You continue working the yard as
I walk inside to work on school.
You arrive inside
To see me smile.
You stop
And snap and growl.
My pulse stops, then races.
Your words bring tears to my eyes.
You step aside and move past
Seemingly unfazed.
We’ve arrived together
To a painful silence.
We stop
And sit side by side.
My pulse flutters from
My wounded heart.
Do we move on?
What happened in that
Short space of time?
Matters not.
Let’s stop.
Please.
Rewind back
To the first 10 minutes.
