It was late night
She was lying in bed
With her future other half
Thinking about their last fight
It had been her doing
She had been aggravated last night
While reconsidering how unjust life
Seems to be
She had hung up the phone yesterday evening
Without speaking
Tonight she had calmed a little
Meaning
She had perspective now
To call the other there was no reason
And why was she so against
Her current situation
Even if it seemed
That their desire for now
Was uneven
A lot could happen in a few evenings
All it would take was effort
And the will to believe in
Happy endings
Take effort not pretending
And just as that thought was ending
Her future turned around and smiled
“I couldn’t have been more blessed
I know that you’ve been stressed
And I know I was neglectful
Not showing you me at my best…”
She was smiling from the beginning
But she waited patiently
For him to say the rest
Then with a force of will to obliterate
Any intruding thoughts
She laid her head on his chest
But her mind was not thinking of rest
She reached up as if to apologise
She gave him a kiss
And the motion of her partner’s wrist
Moved a hand under her dress
Then the phone rang once
She wasn’t thinking about
Who that is
She was too caught up in the act
The distance you run
The pleasurable exercise that some
Say will eventually deliver you kids