I remember the Christmas
she gave me
a set of hotel toiletries
from her vacation to Portugal.
Gold embossed tiny burgundy bottles
shampoo,
conditioner,
lotion,
and an elegantly packaged
shower cap.
Should we have known
there was something
wrong with her
then?
Shawn L. Bird 
I always love your poetry
Thank you!
😊 no worries
Haha.. interesting. Did real incidents inspire this?
lol Sadly, yes!
😀
): i can’t decide if no gift would have been better
Right? 🙂
Well, that sounds like an awkward year.
lol. Within a year or so of this she completely fell apart, trashed her marriage, drove someone to suicide, and carried herself away from our lives. I think it was a sign, but we couldn’t read it.
Off the wall behaviour almost always is a red flag.
Yup.