And it cuts like a knife
- Tears in your eyes you ask me "Should I have left him the first time?"
- The car is silent.
- You found the pictures on his computer
- You are scared silent.
- You hear her voice on his phone
- You weep silently. Silent.
- You are alone in this, you are alone in this
- Who will take you now, three kids, aging looks,
- Who will love you now
- Is he your only option
- When did the conversations taper off to silence
- When did your heart become silent?
- Silent
- Should I have left him the first time
- Or the second
- or the third
- When did you convince yourself that this was the best option for you
- You sit in your car on your phone for hours
- You don't want to be inside.
- When you see him you see her. You see them.
- But you stay silent. You stay silent.
- Tears in your eyes you ask me, "Should I have left him the first time?"
- The car is silent.
- I tell you "I only want you to be happy."
- The thought makes you cry
- I hold you in silence.
- And the silence is violent.
This poem is about:
My family