What She Says

A man takes his work seriously
as he attends to the task

of making money. He believes
it is the right thing to do. To feed

his family, to keep thing going.
And what about love, she says

as he comes home from work
with the dust of the day

settled in his hair, the ache
of tomorrow already in his shoulders.

What about love? But he doesn't
answer, instead he unfolds

his calloused hands, bruised and cut,
to show her what he thinks love is.