By: Katelyn Tijerina
There are two husbands and two wives.
husband one picks up flowers for his wife
the other’s buried in strife
One husband tries to see his spouse
while the other is out of the house
husband one cooks a meal
and the other goes on a reel
Of all he’s done today
He just wants to watch the game
One husband makes room at the table
While the other watches cable
One husband says thank you
the other downs the burning brew
One husband kisses his kids to sleep.
While the other doesn’t even sweep
One husband goes to sleep in his bed
The other a recliner is the place to lay their head
Both husbands once abused their mate
Is a spout of rage
Over something trivial
But after the burial
These husbands are the same
After and before shame
Because grief is more powerful than gratitude
“Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.”
-Anne Frank
Picture from; Peakpx, 22 Aug. 2019, www.peakpx.com/629709/grave-cemetery-scary-tomb-graveyard-tombstone-cemetery.
