THE APPLE OF HIS EYE
When her husband
throws his wedding ring
across their bedroom floor,
she knows the marriage is over.
She returns to school and goes
apple picking in October
with a friendly classmate.
When she falls from the tree
and breaks her right arm.
he knows she will be his.
He takes care of her
like an army medic
until an ambulance arrives.
Love blooms in a plaster cast.
He becomes her right arm.
When fully healed
she envelops him with love.