Warm Water

[ellajam]

Good poem  . My first (and second and third) reaction was wanting to smack the N upside his head for putting his own desires and habits before the need of the babes for a intact family but eventually I realized there was a chance the receipt was for a lovely surprise anniversary gift, tricky poem.

L3 is lovely, S2 a clear image, "snooping" in S3 is where the idea of guilt came in, why should a happy young mother have to snoop? Then the N being willing to "ruin everything" pissed me off, it took me a while to give him the benefit of the doubt. So, good poem, thanks for the read.

Warm Water

It's our Anniversary
and I'm brushing my teeth
before we toss the twins in the tub
and run to your mother's.

In the mirror I see you
at the foot of our bed
with your hands in the pockets
of the pants I wore 
to the pub last night.

I can't see your face
so there's no telling 
if you're snooping 
or just getting some laundry together.

There's a receipt in my jacket
that could ruin everything
but the jacket needs to be dry cleaned 
and we don't have time for that today.