It's a very old and well known story, <br />One of no hope and even less glory. <br />Boy meets girl and does the right thing, <br />he goes out and buys her a diamond ring. <br />Years go by and for a while it's swell. <br />then suddenly life turns to a living hell. <br />A call to a friend who knows a lawyer, <br />one that easily smells blood in the water. <br />Over dinner and a glass of red wine, <br />one of them recites the tell-tale line: <br />'I'm sorry but I want a divorce! ' <br />translation 'My kingdom for a horse! ' <br />When two hearts no longer beat as one, <br />they must destroy all that they've done. <br />the life and family that they have built <br />is ill-equipped to survive hate and guilt. <br />Alimony, child custody, and lawyer's fees, <br />now must be the couple's only priorities. <br />And when the ink is dry and it is final, <br />A divorce rarely leads to love's revival. <br /> <br />(C) 2014 Copyright Elena Plotkin<br /><br />Elena Plotkin<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/divorce-54/
