Her days have become downcast
her life has become bitter
her husband of 40 years has left her
she doesn’t know what she’ll do
how she’ll adapt to being alone
how she’ll live without love
her husband was her only friend
now she has no one to talk to
no one to commiserate with her
she feels like her life is over
feels like she is dying
goes to bed, eyes filled with tears
wakes up remembering he’s gone
has some coffee and chocolate
the sweet taste of the chocolate
perks her up, restarts her life
she remembers how her marriage
had been far from perfect
knows she’ll find a way to go on.
Bob Boyd