Besides

My Poetry B-sides

Monday, August 05, 2024

Never Again

Never again will I try

to convince a woman

that she wants to be

with me.

From now on,

I will be the one

to convince.

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Sunday, July 28, 2024

(You looked at all that I am)

You looked at all that I am

and all that I offer

and said, "Nope."

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Saturday, July 27, 2024

(My heart still aches)

My heart still aches

from your betrayal

and abandonment.

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Friday, July 26, 2024

We Three Minus Two

My heart longs for

the DavenHalls,

we three gals.

I miss what we built

together over 16 years,

the family 

we established.

Now, I live in our

family home

without my family.

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Thursday, July 25, 2024

You Said You Didn’t Hate Me, But

I guess after 16 years together

and 13 years of marriage,

you looked at me and thought,

"I hate you so much that I am going to

move out, leaving you utterly alone,

and end our family.

I hate you so much that you deserve

to rot away alone

in the house that I chose for us.

I hate you so much that I find it

acceptable to demand couples therapy,

only to end it after three sessions,

give up on the marriage, and

move away."

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Irreparable Damage

When your spouse

ends your marriage

and leaves you,

you will never

be the same.

The pain of that

level of

rejection and

abandonment

cannot be overstated.

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Do You Ever Think of Me?

Do you ever think of me?

If so, what do you think of?

What do you remember?

Do you think of me

sitting in our house all alone?

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