Expensive Divorce
Divorce is not flight nor sacrifice
It's closer to a bonfire of half of me
It’s not disowning mothers for elation
Divorce is unnatural among parrots
Parents come back to feed their young
Fledglings don’t come to nourish parents
I thought divorce was a worthy sacrifice
Not believing a court can divide a chick
No bird cleaves their own with dice
My nest has always been spare for three
Even when she moved in and I was in hers
Every twig chosen was still a rental lean
She once kept our nest at sub-zero
My tongue pressed on her icy legs
I decided to light a match like Nero
I chose to be selfish in building my pyre
Sacrifice isn’t real until a hatch divides
That’s when appreciation survives
When half of a jay comes back
Bringing cool water fully refreshing
Returns my joy with a feathery joke
Grateful now for half-time untogether
I gather straws to rebuild my future
I and home first to receive others
Divorce is closer to perspective
Nearer to reluctant ashes rising
Halfway to God however expensive
“Both of you say this live baby is yours. Someone bring me a sword. A sword was brought, and Solomon ordered, 'Cut the baby in half! That way each of you can have part of him.'” -- 1 Kings 3:23-24
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