@Lois 6 July 2020 more from that month

Broken The glint of her wedding ring A reminder of a once faithful love shared Days of happiness and contentment Carried away by the waves of time His eyes caught on his wedding ring while at work He became still for a moment and thought, "Does she love me still? My heart, my life. She doesn't take notice of me anymore." How did it come here they both wondered Why the laughters are replaced by angry shoutings The feeling of being safe now gone What's left are feelings of resentment and disappointment They're both like a stranger to each other now Their arms once a familiar warmth to one another, now a barren, cold place The eyes that stares at each other like as of from strangers Their voices cold, their answers clipped and distant Like clams they closed up on each other As days become months and years, they began to hate the other The home once filled with dreams of a family Now shattered, quiet and very empty So how did it start? Where did it start? Was if the first miscarriage? Was it the first anniversary forgotten? Or was it the first time they slept in different rooms because of a disagreement? She is tired, he seems nonchalant She cries at nights for a love that is lost He drinks himself to sleep and forget Both of them stubborn and unmoving The both of them the cause of an empty home