Divorce

My parents divorced
When I was twelve years old
It was foretold

This event
Caused me pain
I heard the same sad refrain

For many nights
I cried myself to sleep
The divorce made me weep

Our nuclear family
Was no more
Divorce I do abhor

It inflicted such
Lasting mental anguish
Emotionally I did anguish

Decades after the divorce
The pain is still raw
It was a spiritual flaw

I pray my parents will reunite
I ask this every day
There is nothing more to say

by Zachary Uram
(C) 2025