A Couple in the Dark

This was one of those nights

A few years ago

When they were first getting

To know each other

Before he quit listening

And became angry

Before she quit caring

And became cold

Before the kids came along

And changed everything

This was one of those nights

When the stars and moon

Told them where to walk

Leaving out every superstition

They carelessly stepped

On every crack

Laid out in front of them

Kicking the leaves as they went

Clearing a path they thought

Would lead to Eden

All the trees were alive

Where the darkness had opened

These moments were

As simple as eating fruit

Simple as sharing the desire

Held within their warm mouths

That came pouring out

As they talked

And as they engaged

In long breathless kisses

Neither one of them

Looking into the future

That knew them better

Than they knew themselves