"we paced that short hall, heaving words like furniture. I have the last unshredded pictures of our matching eyes and hair..."
The quote above represents a part in the poem that the tone shifts. Diction in the first stanza represents a tone of confinement and wanting to be free. Tone then shifts in the second stanza to anger. Words like "heaving" and "locked into blame" are harsh words that represent the harsh tone. The most predominant shift in tone is between the second and third stanzas. While the second stanza has a tone of anger, the third quickly shifts to a tone of nostalgia. The speaker still has "unshredded pictures" of the couple and tries to hold onto that memory. It also becomes very sad in the last line. It talks about crying, holding tight, and letting go.
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