Shattered Lullabies

Writing of the impacts divorce has on kids

Disdain drips heavy from my face,

My love for you now lost, replaced.
It’s fine you’ve left me here alone-
But what became of our children’s home?

I miss the days of endless light,
Their laughter ringing through the night.
My patience steady, carrying through,
A space forgiving of all they do.

Yet still their voices pierce my chest:
“Just stay together, Mom- it is best.”
I cannot speak of what you did;
I bear the torment I’ve long kept hid.

Now dangling from a fraying rope,
Adrift at sea, bereft of hope.
They never chose this fractured fate,
Yet in choosing myself, they bore the weight.

Still grief gives way to breaking dawn,
The world persists, and life moves on.
But silence haunts where love once stayed,
And hope lies buried, deep, decayed.

So they will dream of shattered lullabies,
And in their sleep their hearts still cry.
As we drift farther, worlds apart,
No solace soothes their broken hearts.

Reviews

[Carrie]

I feel the sadness of love lost. The regrets of two livies no longer sharing the same dreams.

[Mysilentembrace]

You feel me so deeply and understand fully. Thank you for seeing that

[Carrie]

Sometimes all you can do is the motions of living

[Neville]

They do say sh**t happens don't they .. and my word, when it does, it can have such cataclysmic consequences .. particularly on innocents, on lovers and those with either a conscience and or morals .. N

[Mysilentembrace]

The consequences can have long standing implications and unfortunately it takes us time to undo the impacts of those on innocent children.

[Neville]

I concur ..

[Lorry]

They say it is funny to look back on the then versus now, but it is more apt to say its tragically sad when you have to hide yourself behind a brave face for the kids. It is even sadder when you realise the kids are doing the same for you.

[Mysilentembrace]

I think it would crush my soul to hear they did that. I spent two years listening to them cry about it, making space every time. It was heavy and sad for so very long.