You can see
in the way they touch
that it won’t last long.
You can see
with a certain squint
the expiration date
on their relationship.

They have a sort of happiness
but it isn’t enough.
It won’t be
– not soon.
His clinginess
will not be appreciated.
Her tolerance
cannot last.

They will end
these two,
that is clear.
She’ll tire of him
and he will burn at the rejection
and they will move on
to other things.

Any day now.
Any minute…