IT HAPPENS
It happens.
Honestly it really happens….
He knew the sounds of
all the birds: crows and doves,
robins, cardinals, blue jays,
orioles, ravens and mocking birds.
But he couldn’t hear the sound
of loneliness and desire, fear
and hurt in the voices of his
wife and their two kids.
He forgot it was their anniversary….
She gave enough hints - and it
didn’t hurt him enough to blurt
out an "Uh oh!" sound when he
out an "Uh oh!" sound when he
found a card from her when he
got home that evening at 10 PM.
It happens.
Honestly. It really happens.
© Andy Costello,
Reflections 2017
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