Stalemate

He was light, shining upon my wounded face.
Opened up my heart, caused me to trust again.
I was happy.

He talked to me, listened to me.
Thought of me…
Created a world around me.
I was excited.

But then we had a child…

He became distant from me.
Redirected his emotions for me and gave them to the child.
I was no longer first.
I had become second best.

Conversations of the past I had with him.
Tried to make him see what we had missed.
He changed for a day maybe even two.
Then grew silent.

No longer interested in me.
He must think I’m a fool.
I see what’s happening.
I don’t have years to fix what didn’t have to be broken.

My thoughts have moved on, yet my heart hasn’t…at least not yet.


Nicholl McGuire