Tuesday, July 19, 2011

What we do

The phone rings
and I smile

because it's 8pm
or 7
or 7:28

and he's calling me

I lay back on the sofa -- TV turned low and listen
and talk
and laugh

last night it was meatloaf
his disdain
and my affection for it

the eccentricity of my wanting it cold on a sandwich with mustard
and a failed joke about having me as a sandwich with mustard
that sent us into peals of laughter

at the disgusting image

the sex is there
under the surface

ready to bubble up

and simmer back down as needed.

We take a break
to close down my house

turn the locks
put a last load of clothes
in the wash

strip down to nothing but panties

I call him back
settled in

so I can drift off as I like
eyes closed
with his voice in my ear

and as I hang up
I hear a chime

a text

because he has one last tender thought to share

and I smile and sleep
at

9 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    :)

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  2. AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 3:40 PM

    Yup that's It right there .

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  3. Mick CollinsJuly 19, 2011 at 5:53 PM

    nice.... but mustard on meatloaf? the yellow kind? gag.

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  4. sinJuly 19, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    Sounds very nice.

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  5. strivingforpeaceJuly 19, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    it is very nice.

    and Mick - -the meatloaf is cold - -and it's spicy mustard

    sfp

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  6. AnonymousJuly 20, 2011 at 4:08 AM

    This is sooo nice, I'm so glad for you.

    aisha

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  7. perfect71psJuly 20, 2011 at 6:55 AM

    +1 for meatloaf hot and cold (and proper English mustard). Do you have a spong? We have a spong.

    +2 for the second half of your post. Heavenly.

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  8. strivingforpeaceJuly 20, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    @PL -- I had to urbandictionary the Spong -- no -- we don't have those -- I think -- we have to make do without. -- and thank you for the points

    @Aisha - right? - -mmmmmmm

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  9. nillaJuly 21, 2011 at 7:31 AM

    ah...perfect...(gods its been AGES since i had a cold meatloaf sandwich...great picture in my head...thank you)...

    and the last chime of the night?
    *HUGE smile*

    i got one of those last night too...and i ...*happy sigh*...

    yeah.

    nilla

    and my word verification was "nom yow"...perfect...nom nom on end of the day texts from our M's...and yow(l) for how they make us feel...

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