207 or Whole Circles

All the letters to make the right words
Not good at lining them up
He followed her across the country to
deliver a proclamation
to sign his name
This is mine!
She had a house in Spokane
He slept on the couch
Made eggs in the morning
Here’s how much I love you!
She worked and he overslept
Ate by himself
He argued with the clocks over time
He rewrote the letter with a new postscript
She came home late, she fumbled with her keys
He gave her what he thought was an old look
“Who put that doormat there? I always trip over that thing. Here, you know what? I’m going to get rid of it once and for all. Justice.”
He hid away his letter
and helped her with her coat
He put away her purse and turned off the light
He hoped for a mistake
but put her to bed
He rewrote the postscript while she slept
He laid out aspirin and water
Packed his bag
Took a cab

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