Preparation # 91 Claine Keily

On the steps
she felt cold
she had been faithful
but now
there was no one
to drive her to the hospital

I never even cheated on an exam
she told him
feeling numb now
at the bottom of the steps

No one knows anyone she said
do you know if I prefer
oranges to watermelon
she hissed as she
threw away every
thoughtless gift he
had offered her

They sat in silence
as he was tired
for he had taught two classes
back to back
and as usual she was
too exhausted to eat
the dishes she had spent
all afternoon
preparing