She says
be patient
he hears bad bacon
she says need some cash
he hears empty the trash
she says they're coming over
he hears get out your mower
so it goes...
they fail to connect
both older now
with compromised hearing
trying to get along
one not hearing the other
still it seems to work out
he mumbles
she mutters
both their meanings lost in translation
sometimes it is better
NOT to hear
hearing correctly leads to arguments
best to fake hearing and
fake a response
otherwise it could end up in divorce court
where there would be
a Court-ordered Hearing
the outcome of which
neither would want to hear.