TRUST ISSUES

for the house feels empty even
as the two of them walk the floor
with footsteps engaged, they are
in some kind of contest to see, who
can wear the floor boards down faster
back and forth, they pace, no end in sight
no words exchanged, between them, they stare
at each other as the rain thumps down on a
tin roof rusted, but some how it holds up better
then this old couple with their trust issues unresolved  

by Michael Perry