You Don't Send Me Flowers Anymore...

("Getting Out", Mathis)

Upon reading this poem, the song "You Don't Send Me Flowers Anymore" sung by Neil Diamond and Barbara Steisand seemed to play in the background. It can be found at the following link. It's a beautiful duet reflecting a couple that has fallen out of love. Conveniently this poem is about the same topic; this couple hasn't had a tragic event or issue, rather they have simply grown out of their relationship. They keep running through the motions and continue to feel more and more suffocated. This is best reflected by the detail of the "heaving words like furniture". However, their love is not gone shown in their confusion of night activities and peaceful and sad ending. If this was a nasty breakup, their wouldn't have been tears of sadness or embrace at the end.