"Yet I think of the lawyer's bewilderment when we cried, the last day. Taking hands we walked apart, until our arms stretched between us. We held on tight, and let go."
The poem begins with the use of the pronoun "we," then transitions into "you" and "I." The end of the poem revisits the "we," and the use of the pronouns symbolizes their feelings at different points in their relationship. The we tells of a time when they were a couple, trapped together in an unhappy relationship. When they were apart and "you" tried to leave, the pronouns are solitary. "We" is used again, but it has a different meaning than it did before. They are not together anymore, but they are free and are able to care about each other. The poem is about a divorce as seen in the line about the lawyer. The speaker made it sound like both were to blame, but the partner was the one who tried to leave. I thought that the speaker involved herself in the tightening of the heart. The tone shifts from desperation and unhappiness to acceptance tinged with regret. They are no longer in love, but they still care about one another.
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