Divorce.

I settled for him

because I hated myself.

That lesson hits hard. 

Reviews

[SleeplessVolcano]

You have said so much in few words - brevity is a skill many poets do not possess...:)

I read this a few times and then noticed that you nearly wrote a senryu, if even unintentionally. Three lines, 5 syllables first, 7 second, and 5 again at the end. It usually packs a punch when done well.

Please excuse my poetic intrusion, but this is just as an example - please try this at your own leisure:

i settled for him
because i hated myself
hard lessons hurt most

I love to break rules so I also took out all punctuation and capital letters, to stress the vulnerability of the writer.

Thank you for sharing.

[terry smith]

DITTO!Or should I say Deja Vu!

[Elyse Pleasant]

Yes. This resonates. Sometimes you just need to be succinct. I can infer so much from these three lines. This is fantastic and brevity is critical.