Warm Water

[Tiger the Lion]

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. (I think "Warm Water" was too subtle a nudge.)

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.

I wanted to leave out context and give the readers some options. I'm now thinking "In Warm Water" might do more work.

Thanks for the read, and overreactions reactions.  ><

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.