03-22-2015, 08:27 AM
The two of them have been together five years
now, through all the pages of her diary,
Saturdays having been circled in red.
Last night, he called her his angel,
but she did not respond. She’s thinking
she might buy chardonnay
for this evening.
With the hesitancy of an upcoming spring
rain, she raises the bedroom shade
on the morning, sits on the edge
of their unmade bed and paints her toenails;
in the vanity mirror she can see the cloudy sky.
now, through all the pages of her diary,
Saturdays having been circled in red.
Last night, he called her his angel,
but she did not respond. She’s thinking
she might buy chardonnay
for this evening.
With the hesitancy of an upcoming spring
rain, she raises the bedroom shade
on the morning, sits on the edge
of their unmade bed and paints her toenails;
in the vanity mirror she can see the cloudy sky.