He feels the skin on his arm become slightly damp
As he brushes proof of work from above his brow
He looks at his flesh cloth with today’s labor stamp
Machines down, muscles relax, it’s just her now
His drive home seems fast because of daily routine
Same lights, similar stops, revisited urban sights
Steps in his house, notices the hall floor unclean
Stores the memo, and turns on the kitchen lights
One point five hours to complete the tasks at hand
If he cooks the chicken now maybe time for a beer
He prepares as if for a special night he had planned
Yet it is so routine, his motive; vague and unclear
She arrives home, he hears her, he is now frozen
Takes in this moment of his beloved’s return home
No better satisfaction could he have ever chosen
Then breaks out of his momentary happiness dome
She puts away her affects, he pours her a glass of wine
She speaks to him, he listens like a dedicated student
Together they laugh, awkwardly pause, chat and dine
But everything he says, or does, for her, is prudent
They slip off to bed, bellies full and hearts content
He shows her a small flower he found on his break
Said it reminded him of her for its peachy scent
Their lullaby is the breathing from the love they make
Morning finds them tangled up like loose wire
The last residual sweat beads vanish into the air
Still slightly sore from last night’s lullaby of desire
Another night to which very few others could compare
But like some sick, cruel, burglary of malicious intent
This blissful indoor sunrise moment is taken away
With only two more minutes they would be content
Reluctantly he rises and prepares to begin the new day
Bags some food for his beloved’s lunch and snack
Leaves a note on the table with some silly loving words
Returns to the bed, kisses her softly, she kisses back
The next voices he hears are those of the morning birds
As he starts his car, another day’s monotonous routine
A life that, to some, would seem uneventful and plain
He looks at each day as the most beautiful he’s ever seen
Because he knows at the end of it, he’ll be with her again
