Day Of Red Thunder Poem by Louise Tredoux

Giving up Rudi doesn’t mean
I should stop thinking of him,
remembering all the beautiful
things we did together, the fun
times we’ve had – checking my
cell-phone in vain for a message
from him, how long does it take to
get a divorce, slowly doing some
chores in my father’s home, my
thoughts far away, I’ll treasure
each memory carefully, writing
it down, remembering the day
Idelette returned to him -

The day of red thunder, the lightning
that broke us asunder, the horrible
jealousy, setting them free - not to
meddle in their destiny, the sad blue
day without Rudi, the bitter night,
the blight in my soul, the longing
to be whole - while part of my
heart has been cut out…