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Matt Shepp Nov 2017
It's been about a week since the divorce finalized.
Sleep has fled my eyes, and I've wanted to cry
So emotional tension can leave me and let be myself and I.

Is there any other reason to steer clear
Of my co-worker's relationship troubles and fear
While on the outside I smile and pretend to hear
Than to continue being friendly over a beer?

At least I've got a financial break.
I've got a lot of money to make
Waiting tables for five days. It can take
A lot out of me, but it's worth the physical pain at stake.
My knees are sore, and my feet might break
From all the walking. And from putting up with all kinds of stupid requests and complaints
It's a wonder I don't get baked.

At the end of the day, I may not thrive,
But I'm lucky I still got a will to survive.
So this Thanksgiving week I didn't crash drive
When I could have, and it makes me glad to be alive.
I think this poem is modeled on Eminem's a capella rap format and style.
Matt Shepp Nov 2017
Of all the times I held your hand, the last time left me empty.
Of all the times I kissed your lips, the last time felt clumsy.
Of all the “I love you’s,” only a few were real.
Knowing all of this, how does that make us feel?

Of all the times you cried, when did you want sympathy?
Of all the times I cried, you didn’t think to repay me?
Of all the times you used me, ***** donor was the least preferred.
You and I can both agree that our heaven was a curse.

Of all the times we sought happiness, did we think to include each other?
Of all the times we had success, did we congratulate one another?
So many times our emotions dominated, but we decided to ignore.
I guess that’s why suddenly I didn’t see you anymore.

I’ve yet to think that either of us will ever fully recover.
Perhaps you wanted a servant, but I wanted a lover.
Neither of us understood the concept of marriage well.
I should have seen this coming when we entered a blissful hell.

-END-
It's been about 20 months since my wife left me. We're still waiting on the divorce to finalize. Even though I've come a long way, and we're civil, I write about the pain of it because it might be useful for someone else to know they're not the only ones who've been through something traumatic like this.
Stewie Nov 2017
Waking up used to be so hard
You no longer by my side
The light hurt my eyes
Disappointed in the fact that I didn’t die in my sleep.
Haven’t drank water in days
Hurt to move
Not wanting to go to work
“I’m a ******* mess” I whisper into my pillow
My voice cracked from dehydration
Thinking of what excuse I can use today to call in sick.
Paint on a fake smile and a fake laugh
Eating tears for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Smoking cigarettes to suppress my appetite
“Have you lost weight?” My boss asks, concerned.
“Hard to eat when you’re divorced...” I smile and say in a sarcastic tone.
No one gets my humor here in this new city. It’s hard to be funny.
I remember when you laughed at everything I said.
When you did, I wouldn’t feel so **** useless
But now I laugh alone and then cry at the fact that I don’t have you anymore.
Someone I thought would always be my best friend.
I dont recognize the girl in the mirror.
She looks older, more wrinkles
Pale skin and chapped lips
Grown roots and bones.
I remember when I used to try and care about myself.
I begin to wonder if I’ll ever know what it feels like to be “together” again.
Was I ever?

My best friend told me divorce is like death
You mourn the same, mourn the relationship that has died.
That makes sense, I think.
Because the day you moved out,
You left all of your jackets hanging in the closet
You didn’t care enough to pack them
So, in I walked and hugged them all in a tight embrace
And inhaled the smell you left behind
My tears soaked the dense fabric as I fell to the floor
I cried so hard I think the neighbors below us, I mean me, complained
I tossed all your jackets in the air and let them land on my cold skinny body.

And I wept.
And I wept.
And I wept.
And I slept.



“Ashley, can you send me my jackets?”


I. Threw. Your. *******. Jackets. In. The. Trash.
Divorced.
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