DId you hear a word I said?

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His mind continues

to actively resolve

issues that landed on his plate

earlier in the day

at the same time

his hands

instantaneously

switch from TV remote

to computer keyboard

my words exhale

like steam pouring

from my mouth

into the

bitter cold air

revealing stuff

that is

non-existent 
in his world.

my vision becomes blurred

without the contact of his eyes

 my words swirl

then stop abruptly

crashing

and piling up on top

of each other

like a chain reaction

on an icy surface.

I yell out

"DID YOU HEAR ANYTHING I JUST SAID?"

 with out a pause

he repeats back

word for word

in a calm
 rhythmic
 and confident voice

as if reading a prepared script

casting him as the leading man

in our story

I look up

as his eyes lock 
into mine


and our hearts
become one.