Divorce Poem by Hebert Logerie

Two days since we talked.
Five days since we walked,
In the park, after the argument.
Ten days since we slept under the tent.
Fifteen days since you left food on the stove.
Twenty days since we talked about love.
It has been sixty days, since we saw each other.
Ninety days since you left to visit your mother,
Who was not ill or disabled. That was not right.
Everything got dark; there was no light.
Our relationship went straight to the abyss:
No chatting, no love, no understanding and no kiss.
You and I were officially separated.
I felt lost, rejected, violated and defeated.
You seemed happy; you were enjoying your freedom.

What went on? What happened to our wisdom?
You and I have chosen to get a divorce,
In lieu of receiving marriage counseling.
You took the donkey, and I kept the horse.
You kept the Maserati, the 4-carat diamond ring,
And the rest of the marital assets got divided equally.

We had stopped calling each other baby and honey.
Marriage is an adventure; that's the nature of the beast.

Hence, we are apart. I just pray that we can find peace.
We are now split, separated forever, for eternity.


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Hebert Logerie is the author of several books of poems.