she, with her back to him,
faces the window,
slowly washes a plate,
a cup,
a bowl

he, under dim kitchen light,
reads the paper
first one page,
then the next

there is no one around,
no more children's steps

they move slowly, tired from fighting
slowly she cleans, then stops
she looks at his reflection in the window
says
"i would die if you died"

Stephanie Park is a fourth-year violin student.

Students interested in submitting works for this column should contact Ron Price in the Liberal Arts Department at ext. 368, or by e-mail (ronprice@juilliard.edu).

Students interested in submitting works for this column should contact Ron Price in the Liberal Arts Department at etc. 368, or by e-mail (ronprice@juilliard.edu)