Normalcy Precinct

For Krissi.

Pain staking aggravation,

memories now erased.

When I said “I do”,

I didn’t expect it’d be a waste.

“Till death do us part”,

I took an oath and enveloped defeat.

A wild horse sanctuary,

freedom from a tragic feat.

Papers served,

Hell, here I come.

Fires are blazing,

this torture will not succumb.

Nor will I in this battle arise,

I’ll not surrender at your feet.

My curtain call ending,

will leave you cowering in your seat.

Contentment candy,

proceed without a halt.

No matter how you twist the tale,

we are both at fault.

Moving on,

starting anew.

Life is waiting for

me without you.

New beginnings

lacking the disguise,

every star shines the brightest

when there is darkness in their skies.

Author's Note

Requested by my cousin Krissi: "Write something that has to do with the pain of a divorce...over coming it....and getting to the old me and happy again."

Reviews

[Jaded Mermaid]

Magnificent!

[November Gold]

Well, thank you Krissi for the request. This will reach more than you may ever know...I've been there, lived through it and have come out stronger and better for it all.

[Kenneth The Poet]

Boundless in its truth-telling. This is very good.

[Dearantlers]

Beautiful, powerful, and yet, so true. So many people are getting divorces these days, that it's sad. Everything in the poem is pure truth. Thanks for sending the read request!