Over the last super out, you
revealed
your years of marital
disharmony.
You left me for her…
like I wanted to hear that it
was long dead…
I don’t care that she barely
speaks to you,
that you both were beyond
screaming,
beyond emotional explosions,
beyond throwing objects and worse.
You’re lonely; it seems as alone
as I felt when married to you.
I almost felt sorry for you.
I said, awkward, right [aimed
at our son]…
too much information… time to
leave
but curiosity got the best of
me.
Why are you staying together?
Financial reasons… we can’t afford
to divorce. Who do you know that remain
happy in a long term relationship…
especially after twenty plus years?
You seemed reluctant to leave
my home,
you talked about catching an
early flight;
finally admitting, I was
stupid back then…
as close to an apology for
abuse and abandonment.
Later my eyes burned with
fresh pain;
wounds never forgotten and
only slightly forgiven,
your father left us for that
bitch…
3/31/2012