The spaghetti set cemented to the bottom of the pot left

as it was forgotten, the water long absorbed

boiled off becoming the stringed brick of last nights best efforts.

I’d love to tell you it was forgotten amidst the passions of our togetherness that

the red wine overtook us and we scurried into the bedroom while the water bubbled and boiled around the strands but

in truth we simply carried ourselves up the stairs under the covers

falling into the times weary dim.