While you<\/p>\n
come home
\nopen a beer
\nwatch TV.<\/p>\n
While you<\/p>\n
settle down in the same old chair
\nand talk about how tough things were
\nat the office
\nwhile hiding how often you
\nasked the secretary for a date
\nhow often you
\nand your drinking pals
\ntried to pick up the girls at the bars.<\/p>\n
While you<\/p>\n
decide which bar you’ll head for tonight
\nor submerge yourself in the TV commercial,<\/p>\n
She,<\/p>\n
tries to forget
\nthe tasteless catcalls
\nshe put up with on her way to work
\nhow she was propositioned by
\nthe customers and the boss,<\/p>\n
She,<\/p>\n
tries to prepare dinner
\nfix up the house
\nsmile at the kids
\nand tell herself: that your escapades
\nare just a passing fancy
\nthat your whims are just a passing notion
\nand that in spite of everything,
\nis a happily married woman.<\/p>\n