That day

Tomorrow marks the day she said
and wiped a tear from her eye
tomorrow's pain will be anew
she said
yet he continued by-
are you listening, she continued
no, I'm really not
I am hurting, can't you see
no, was all he said
she watched him walk through the door
like she had watched him once before
wrapped herself tighter still
and knew what was in store
hours slowly come to pass
until he'd stumble through
then on the battered couch he'd sit
and have a couple more
until he settled into oblivion
unaware to all
the pain he'd mask would
all come out
together they'd cry some more