there are the children, and after school activities,
and their careers, and the house,
and the bills, and the social functions at the club to
keep them busy.

but what she really wanted~
and what she really craved, more than anything,
was to feel like she did when they were first engaged.

when he would slip a love note on her windshield before he left
for work, and bring her flowers even though they were from
that roadside guy, and how he would turn on van morrison
and pour her a glass of wine on friday nights...
and when he would have to go out of town for business
he always called her
before bed, never hanging up the phone without saying
"i love you babe" and never failing to bring
her home some cheesy trinket
from the airport gift store.

she wanted to tell him how much she missed these simple
little things, but when she did he became defensive and said that
she was never happy and it is never enough and didnt she get
that upgraded diamond last christmas?

you cant force a person into being a romantic, but you would hope
reminding one another at how wonderful it can make your partner
feel would be enough.