5 Haikus About Relationships

by Katherine Tomlinson

Noncommittal

The phone rang just once.

But still, I knew it was him.

He always hung up.

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Signature Scent

I could smell his skin.

Perfume of pine and citrus.

A lemony lumberjack.

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Married Life

He lay on his side.

Pretending to be asleep.

I got up to feed the dog.

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Opposites Attract

People ask us how we met.

A “meet cute” we always say.

It was really a blind date.

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That would be a “no”

I love you so much.

But will you love me always?

The silence was deafening.