Today I got mad
My husband was rude to me
So I was rude back

Then he tried to joke
But I swelled up like a toad
Our poor friend stood by

It’s no fun to watch
Long-term married people fight
It’s undignified

I can be thin-skinned
It is not a pretty sight
I go silent fast

I know that’s not fair
Better to admit what’s wrong
And let it all go

But sometimes I can’t
It’s as if anger grabs me
And hangs on too tight

We yelled riding home
Saying words that were not true
Then split for the day

Soon I telephoned
And made the first concession
We made up right then

I don’t like fighting
And yet sometimes I flare up
For no good reason

My husband teased me
As soon as I returned home
Finally, I laughed

He was rude it’s true
But I took too much offense
I want thicker skin