like a sudden, devastating storm, divorce destroys lives as well.

i enter the silence of the room
darkness lining the walls
sadness echoing
in the chambers of my broken heart
as i see the reminders
of our lives
scattered here and there on the floor

i fall to my knees in abject pain
how could this have happened
so unexpected
this tornado ripped my world apart
as i see the reminders
of our lives
shattered in pieces on the floor

and i start to pick up the pieces
deciding what to keep
what to throw away
my tears wet the mountains of debris
as i see the reminders
of our lives
lying in ruins on the floor

a piece of paper catches my eye
it's a poem you wrote
when we were in love
and now your words mean nothing to me
i pick up the reminders
of our lives
and throw them in the trash

(C) Copy written, 2004, by Karla Dorman.