Lies in the dark
He lies his back to her
flinching a filamented fraction
as she reaches out to touch
his skin hidden under
Covers pulled up
tight under his mouth
That mouth that hoarsely whispered
Of course I’m happy about the baby
Wow. A frigidness lies beneath the pile of blankets.
ReplyDeleteSure sounds so:). Thanks for stopping by ...
DeleteReally poignant, my friend. Great image and even better message of strained relationship; at least for the moment. Too early to tell yet for him, for them.
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