where have you been?
five hours now, and counting
i notice that you left your wedding ring
sitting patiently on the kitchen bench - naked,
the happilyeverafter engraved on the interior
left cold and out of place
beside tomorrow's shopping list.
did you simply forget it
amidst the bills, burnt toast
and five-minutes-til-the-six-o'clock-bus?
is it that you find it uncomfortable
to have your finger bound in such a way
all day? or is it
a proclamation of your release
from bindings of a different kind
five hours now, and counting
i notice that you left your wedding ring
sitting patiently on the kitchen bench - naked,
the happilyeverafter engraved on the interior
left cold and out of place
beside tomorrow's shopping list.
did you simply forget it
amidst the bills, burnt toast
and five-minutes-til-the-six-o'clock-bus?
is it that you find it uncomfortable
to have your finger bound in such a way
all day? or is it
a proclamation of your release
from bindings of a different kind
