I bought my wife a new necklace, but she doesn’t know yet.
I changed the tires on my wife’s car, but she doesn’t know yet.
I did the grocery shopping, but she doesn’t know yet.
I washed and put away the dishes, but she doesn’t know yet.
I changed the baby’s diaper, but she doesn’t know yet.
I took her dog to the vet to have it put down, but she doesn’t know
yet.
I changed the locks on the house, but she doesn’t know yet.
I tampered with her birth control, but she doesn’t know yet.
I killed the man who claimed to be her lover, but she doesn’t know
yet.
I cleaned the bloody knife, but she doesn’t know yet.
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My wife means the world to me, she is the light of my life, but she
doesn’t know yet.
We’ve been living together for three years, but she doesn’t know
yet…
The literary magazine of Hagerstown Community College