No Longer A Wife

No longer a wife.

No longer a lover for me to share my life.

No one to laugh with about the tiny stuff.

No more make-up loving when times got tough.

Your lack of respect, that I deserved, wasn't valued.

I gave you respect, even when you weren't deserving...I know I deserve better.

I prayed you would realize your mistreat and that your heart and mind would become clear...But you didn't, not like you weren't aware. You left when I needed you the most and so now we're here...

For richer, or poorer, in sickness and in health, 'Til death do us part...

When I had cancer, my life was spared and I was blessed to be cleared. But you left anyway without fear. You left when I barely had hair, when I needed you most.

Maybe YOU were my cancer? Most definitely the toxins to my host!

I proved to myself that I was my best care-taker.

No longer do I walk on eggshells from the person that made my life hell!

No longer a wife. I've begun a new chapter of life. Maybe this time,

I will get it right!