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Ex Husband Ruminations
It’s strange to me
To have no internal stirrings
No want for you
No need for you
Nothing but irritation
To think...
For many tired years
I shared your lonely bed
Doggedly baked you doughy cookies,
Soft and warm in the middle
Just how you preferred them.
Brushed your crumbs from the table,
Lovingly washed the marinara
From your porcelain dinner plates
Gave you the children you
Felt completed your quest
Into adulthood.
Now you stand before me
Puffy faced and insolent
And I struggle to fathom
That I gave so much
And feel so little
Left only with
A paltry but
Absolute
Detachment.
To have no internal stirrings
No want for you
No need for you
Nothing but irritation
To think...
For many tired years
I shared your lonely bed
Doggedly baked you doughy cookies,
Soft and warm in the middle
Just how you preferred them.
Brushed your crumbs from the table,
Lovingly washed the marinara
From your porcelain dinner plates
Gave you the children you
Felt completed your quest
Into adulthood.
Now you stand before me
Puffy faced and insolent
And I struggle to fathom
That I gave so much
And feel so little
Left only with
A paltry but
Absolute
Detachment.
Published 12th Feb 2015
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12th Feb 2015 11:58pm
Detachment is probably a lot better than rage or sorrow. At least it sounds like you're keeping a cool head. I really enjoyed this Virginia. I think I've learned a bit more about you, which I appreciate. And some of your wording here is amazing. "Now you stand before me / Puffy faced and insolent." It does sound like you're better off without the schmuck.
Anonymous
13th Feb 2015 00:26am
oh this hurts my heart. knowing that you give so much and receive so little. no feelings in this situation is probably for the best.
nice write.
nice write.
Anonymous
13th Feb 2015 00:56am
Virginia, my heart bleeds for you.. you've done so much, and received so little.. but you can rise above this.. you're a strong person.. and by the kids you've done right.. stay strong..
Dave
Dave
13th Feb 2015 2:12am
When two worlds collide
the old and the new
it can make a person cry
when comparing the two
This must be hard, but nice to feel detachment. That isn't always easy to achieve. You capture the essence of the balance well between the past and present, the give and the take. Strong poem.
the old and the new
it can make a person cry
when comparing the two
This must be hard, but nice to feel detachment. That isn't always easy to achieve. You capture the essence of the balance well between the past and present, the give and the take. Strong poem.
14th Feb 2015 00:03am
when selflessness is met with insolence, what more is there to do than turn up the level of indifference your feel towards someone you once breathed into your being...
... strongly relate to this one miss. a truly evocative piece of writing, cheers for a good read
... strongly relate to this one miss. a truly evocative piece of writing, cheers for a good read
15th Feb 2015 9:57pm
when love decides to go away it never comes back
love stories they are a way to keep your mind
on going forward i love to write them
i want to thank you for readin gmy poems vef ymuch
and i hope i don't let you down
love stories they are a way to keep your mind
on going forward i love to write them
i want to thank you for readin gmy poems vef ymuch
and i hope i don't let you down
