A piece of paper with legalese
Stares back at me as I freeze
Words inscribed to dissolve a marriage
That once was sealed beside a carriage
Numbness overcomes me, my knees shake
Hard to imagine the pain and ache

Unanswered questions fill my head
Why did our love become dead?
One day we’re happy and share our dreams
Words fracture my heart till I scream
This paper before me, so cold and sterile
Now leaves me mute and immobile

Love should never be replaced by paper
That minimizes feelings that slowly taper
How can years of laughter and joy
Be reduced to words that only destroy
A relationship once vibrant and steadfast
Rendered a memory of our fleeting past

A piece of paper inscribed with words
Tear asunder vows once heard
In a church full of family and friends
Witnessed our promise to the very end
Vows of hope, now replaced by despair
A marriage now broken and beyond repair