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she loved coming home
to her oversized bed,
she loved coming home
to wrap herself in his arms.
she flopped down this time,
face first into the pillows.
she took a deep breath,
she had been away too long
this time, she needed
a night at home,
in surroundings she understood.
she breathed deeply again,
had to, as she was so deep
into the pillows that
perched atop their bed.
a third strong breath,
and this time no mistaking.
that smell was not her own.
she stayed deep in those pillows
and cried herself to sleep.