Divorce

Divorce  8/7/07


The tears...
appear.
The blame is dropped.
The sky falls.
Her heart beats fast.
His eyes look away.

She looks at their baby boy.
All these years mean nothing.
Anger wells beneath her shaking skin.
One act can destroy.

He hurtles harsh words her way.
His last effort to conceal his guilt.
Silence is the last breath.

She looks around at the house
they worked to hard to build for one last time.

Her eyes look directly at his and he
is stabbed with her pain betrayal.
The love they had is a memory.

He knows this, and his heart beats faster
as he anticipates the next words.
"You've hurt me for the last time. It's over."

She looks away and picks up her boy.
He cries his two year old cries and she walks out
the door. The slam wakes up the neighbors.

The night sky is dark, the wind blows her hair.
The house lights go dark, just like her relationship.
One question repeats in her numb brain:

What do I do now? What do I do now?

Lightning flashed the sky and
thunder rolled into her heart.