today I witnessed
something
so heart-wrenching,
the sight
of an old, stocky, bad-***,
with a golden heart, man
be frail and in tears
because he was on his way
to
finalize
his divorce papers.

something he'd never imagined
of ever having to do
to a woman who he loved,
truly cared,
and provided for
thirty-seven
years of marriage
to end up finding out
that she never loved him.