Taciturn Lackey

When we met,

I was unfamiliar with

the words "taciturn" and "lackey."

But you introduced 

them to me

in our early days of love,

when things were new and exciting.

Who would have known that,

16 years later,

you would literally become

a "taciturn lackey" 

for your new best friend

who ended our marriage

when you left me

to start a life

serving as her silent servant.