The silence was shattered

On a dull afternoon

I was visiting you both

Over tea

You said

Do you realise

That we have

Been in a relationship

For over ten years

Do you love each other

I knew all along

It was as plain as my hand

The gestures the looks

False adventures

False relationships

Unsettled

An unusual love

Yes an unusual love

But your father

Would have approved

That is how our exile faded

As easily as that

We had wasted many years

Such was our guilt

We are still travelling

But we are now travelling

In the same direction