Home Is Burning

they dont really get on

well together
cant talk without a
fight
she doesnt hear him
and he wont hear her

so they raise their
voices to hear
themselves over the
other
then presume the

other is yelling

then the defense
kicks in
and their voices just
spiral upward
and drift around
them
like bits of hot ash
burning where they fall

they dont seem
to get on so well
together
and their skins
are covered
in many small burns
in various stages
of healing