Your branding iron hovers over me
as if there were only one way to give
up hope. The lawyer has advised me
who owes what. How we can expect
to be judged. There are precedents
for everything in the unwinding of
yours from mine. I know there have been
endless sons shuttled from half-home to
half-home that won’t add up to anything
whole. That this empty crib is a minor
chord thrumming through a great chorus
empty rooms. And I know my grief
is as common as a grocery store, overflowing
with hopeful rows of bright promises
not yet opened. But hear this, Divorce.
I made love a boat, and we all piled in.
When you come for me,
I’ll still be rowing.
12 Comments on “Dear Divorce,”
Wow!
This is a stunner. A painful, beautiful blend.
Painfully accurate, painfully common, painfully shared and painfully understood. Well written!
Wow, Sage. Just…wow.
Sage the ending as brilliance. Great job. If this is really happening to you I’m sorry. Divorce stinks.
Powerful images describe divorce so clearly, it smells of pain.
oh, sage. the best poem i have read in a long time… and how sad it makes me, too.
what a beautiful voice you have.
xo
Damn. That’s searing. Fantastic.
Thank you for sharing.
((( Sage )))
Thank you all so much for taking the time to read and respond…
Sage
You are one of the ‘greats’ in poetry in my book.
Just so incredible. Always I can count on your words to rip right through me and cause a ripple of transformation-change the scenery in my head.
Thank you.
ps: I’m sending you a song..called Use Your Napkin Not Your Mom… a wonderful hillbilly song that paints the colorful world of motherhood. You are a beauty Sagacious!
Thanks so much, Dear Niya! Much love and gratitude for you!
I read your article in the Writers Digest Yearbook about 10 Ways to Harness your fear and Fuel your writing. Great article, loved it. I am a big fan of poetry and so I decided to type in the pathofpossibility and that brought me here. Great poetry, heartfelt and so genuine.
Thank you for your inspirational words.
Amit.
Thanks so much for your kind words, Amit! I’m so delighted that my words were of use to you! I appreciate you saying so.