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WSJ Love Poem
December 9, 2016
It is clear that my wife’s heart isn’t in this.
The sheer size of the task overwhelms her.
Her attachment simply runs too deep.
I speak from experience.
We have taken some trial runs,
but memories can’t be corrected; they only re-emphasize the problems.
After years of hard work,
there was still no sign of success.
With one another, but it is as if we are alone.
I was trying, but she was not willing to do the same.
Before the end of the year,
she was my wife, no more.
© Shannon E., Glendale, AZ
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This piece is a found poem using “Thinking of Downsizing? Here are the Questions to Consider” from the Wall Stree Journal