Well, today 23 yrs ago I married for the first (& last) time. I was 20 yrs old & scared w/a 7 month old baby and I hadn’t “planned” nor was I ever ‘asked’ to marry. It was my mother who told me to marry ‘that’ man. (yes, I was that stupid). He was going off into the service & that was my mothers reasoning as to why……Following me? Needless to say, long story short, our separation happened in ’06 and my divorce in ’09. 6 yrs since divorce finalize and 9 yrs since separation. I will openly admit that financially my life has been one hardship after another. Not only struggling w/finances but trying to raise a 14 yr old son who has not had a father in his life. Sometimes it feels like directing a bull through a china shop. He’s a great kid w/a dry witty sense of humor (no clue where he gets that from-smirk-) I watch him do his best and my heart breaks just that bit for his father (by his own means) missing all of this! I will continue to do all I can…….I get tired sometimes but it’s worth it.
I digress, My marriage was a scam from the beginning …wanna know something more sad? It’s pretty pathetic by all means & I had my 2nd child (10 yrs later) w/my husband (at the time) just to NOT have 2 baby daddies….I wanted a 2nd child & he made it clear to me that he didn’t give a rats ass. He set the stage and I built the cast. (sigh) Some things I’d actually like to change now & today (I never thought i’d say that so late in this game).
Long story short (hahaha…dont’ u wish)……Today “was” my wedding anniversary & now I celebrate April 17th…..the date of my divorce finalized @ HIGH NOON nonetheless (hahahah) This date will always ring in my ears as the years pass and a reminder of how important it is for a person to be happy vs. existing.
I was the best devout wife I could be.
He ruined it!
You took my body w/hate-filled lust
You crushed my soul violating my spirit
You stabbed me in my bust; so serious
You broke all my endless trust; I was furious
You killed our family & crushed our hearts
You ripped us completely apart
You where never so smart hoping for a restart
You can come again, what was it you said to me?
You said, “I wanted to prove I was still a man”
You needed to prove to me through sexually abusing me?
What man would ever do that willingly by his own hands
What man would ever do that to a wife who satisfied demands
What man would ever do that to a woman who only tried to
UNDERSTAND
This I’ll NEVER grasp……Cheers to another years passed!!!!