Villanelle for Kelly
She got divorced not long ago
She’s figuring things out.
Note to self: let that shit go.
It still feels pretty raw
this learning to live without.
She got divorced not long ago.
Shiva is the backdrop of her phone –
the God of change and power.
Note to self: let this shat go.
Her poems speak of grief and loss.
That’s what she writes about.
She got divorced not long ago.
There is so much life to know.
She’s learning self-compassion.
Note to self: let that shit go.
I’m sorry, sister, it is slow
heart’s broken bone to regrow.
She got divorced not long ago.
Note to self: let that shit go.
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Loved this villanelle!
Sometimes it’s hard to “let that shit go” but it’s a good reminder for all of us divorcees. Great poem.