20 years ago She was His Patient
when She had an affair
with Dr Blair —
then She lived with Him
for 5 years
then They got married
for 14
and Divorced
to find both in separate places:
Hers on The Hawk
His to South Side
where They meet along the wide-open beaches
connecting
just to drive each other crazy
Today Eye ate a Star —
It came from the beach
on My Fingers as I pulled back
My Drying Hair —
I gritted It with My Teeth
and Oh what mineral sustenance
It did provide
is the 31st anniversary
of My Marriage
to The Father of My Three Children —
and a Good Father He is.
It was a day like today:
Still, Hot and Sublime
My legal Husband
is transformed:
He is My Boyfriend now —
and Eye have always wanted
one of Those.
Where Are My Ribs?
Eye am permitted
to view The Sun surfacing
delayed by rightful cloud
There is a place for Marriage
in amongst the confessions
of many — The Vow
and if You break it
You’re in trouble.
My First Vow was “until Death”
and The Death was My Mother’s —
My Second
I don’t remember voicing
and the wedding itself
was an abomination.
The Scraggly Apple
is Dead Butt Eye am Alive
to know It fully
Joanna Gilman Hyde 