Crushing Blow
Note: This is fiction, but, sadly, many first wives get dumped for younger women.
He says he loves her . . .
With senses reeling
and edges blurred,
I'm frozen in shock, unable to pull
my heart from under the knife.
I've loved him from childhood.
My purpose, my identity,
my very self, effaced
by him, our two sons
and one daughter.
Everything I've known
sliced away in one crushing blow -
three spoken words.
He says he loves her.
cfa © 2/4/2010
Copyright © Cona Adams | Year Posted 2014
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