Poetry About Divorce

We divide the books by marks inside the covers. Two sets of keys lie cold upon the table. Our child draws both houses under one sun. Law gives the ending dates and signatures. The heart takes longer to revise its address. Morning arrives through two different windows.

Look again from the quieter edge. Two sets of keys lie cold upon the table. A smaller detail changes the whole scene. Law gives the ending dates and signatures. Attention loosens the first easy answer. Morning arrives through two different windows.

We divide the books by marks inside the covers. Hours pass, but the image does not leave. Our child draws both houses under one sun. It returns us to separation, grief, legal endings, shared history, children, healing, and learning a different future. The heart takes longer to revise its address. The day continues with a more attentive heart.