Eavesdrop

 

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I hear faint voices talking downstairs.

Unmistakingly belonging to a 

Man and woman – what might they be

Discussing this time?

Perhaps the dishes were left undone

Or the wrong cloth was used to wipe

Tables with minuscule food debris the

Naked eye is unable to catch

The sounds get louder

The sounds get angrier

Are they squabbling?

Are they arguing?

I rush downstairs to

Break them apart and 

Return the house to silence

To make the noise stop

But there’s nobody there.

And I realise – 

The house was quiet all along.

They aren’t even home yet.

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