He remembers
Playing cards
At their place
The in-laws
Were in town
And he doesn't
Even remember
What game
They were playing
He just remembers
His mother-in-law
Complaining about something
And being a sore loser
Which was a regular thing
And he remembers
Getting annoyed
And also
Acting annoyed
And then
When it was time
For the in-laws
To go
To their hotel
For the night
He went to the kitchen
To wash the dishes
And in hindsight
His marriage
Was over
Long before
That unpleasant night
But it was nights
Like that one
That have made
It easier
To let go.
Taylor Dibbert is a writer, journalist, and poet in Washington, DC. “Rescue Dog,” his fifth book, was published on May 7.
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