What could you possibly wish for ? He queried
Squaring his shoulders waiting to go into defensive mode
You live in a house that gives no more than a basic shelter
A domestic slave with my chosen for you friends
Narrowed eyes await confirmation of his rightness in everything
Bore into her as she tries to tear her gaze away
I erm well I just want to have something I choose you see
She nods emphatically knowing it was the wrong thing to say.
A tirade ensues as he tells her he is wiser, knows more
Accept the unacceptable he says
Run yourself a bath you’re obviously overwrought
Pats her shoulder with a smile and a warning glare
She turns away wondering why she’s so damned ungrateful
Once again angered and disappointed, been hateful
To even mention any dissatisfaction that’s stirs or causes a ripple
In the mercurial waters
She’s wishing she’d just learn to say nothing at all
Swoop and dive like the fluttering bird he wishes for
But it’s there deep down the stirring resentment begun
Can she ignore it? Not for long.
Ailsa
©AilsaCawleyPoetry 2015
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