I wish that I could fill the hole in you
And make you whole.
The cleft of my heart every time you leave me
Grows stronger tissue with each scar
Scars caused by neglect
Inattention
Willful desire for another woman
Another life
Your first wife
Your second life
As you look back,
You break my forward-facing heart
But I cherish it
When it builds my resistance
With constant insistence
That we can build a future resilient
Against the suffering yet unendured
We will suffer surely
But it will purely be
A pittance should we find
Submission to the others best desire
Feeling so inspired
To make your wishes fade