marriage counseling

the room is
full elephants, you
can hardly
sit down.
she squeezes
in beside you,
smiling
nervously.
I hate talks
like this she
says.
I wish we could
just ignore
our problems,
not speak
of them
and live
miserably together
until
the end of time.
so do I you say,
standing up.
let's go
and be unhappy
forever,
pretend we're
both okay.