Love quietly tied up his shoe laces, by Rowena Molloy

Love quietly tied up his shoe laces

then jumped out the kitchen window

It took us a while
to even notice he had gone

We continued with empty
expressions of affection
but after a while we could not ignore the cold

Months later
we heard a knock on the door

He stood there having returned

he didn't say anything
barely looked any of us in the eye
instead
just shuffled in
mumbled
that he had lost his keys

He went straight into his bedroom
and slept all night
and half the day

He came out only for
facilities and cups of coffee
and to pick up deliveries
from the front the door

It went on like this for days

We were sad and confused
but it was no longer so cold

Eventually we heard his story
and cried a River
to wash away any doubt
that Love had returned

- Rowena Molloy