Small Slivers

When a relationship isn't working, and yet, you keep trying to make it work.  By holding on to small parts of the relationship and pretending it's enough. 

Small Slivers

I steal small slivers of domestic life

Cooking, cleaning, helping with projects

Morning coffee

Hugs

I like the way our arms fit together stretched out
mine on the inside

Yours on the outside
your hand over mine
Protecting me
I feel safe, comforted

For brief moments, I want to believe

This is real, lasting, permanent

Yet, as always,

Other plans interfere;

One of us has to leave

We need our space

We are free to do what we want

We can see who we want

We make our own plans

I remind myself that this is what we agreed on

I’m not sure why I steal these slivers

And hold them close

When they break my heart

Copyright 2013.  Lori Dominick