turning the world upside down for clues

when you

first feel like someone is lying

to you,

cheating on

you,

you turn into the best detective

since
Sherlock Holmes,

or Columbo.

your instincts are never wrong.

your gut

is telling you

that something is amiss.

your Spider sense tingles

as you leave

no stone unturned.

into pockets you go,

shaking out the pages

of books

as you search

for evidence

of betrayal.

with psychotic determination

you go through drawers

and closets,

purses. you lie on the floor

to look under beds.

you open glove

compartments tossing things

around.

you cross every vague boundary

there is,

because this is war.

a very cold war

going on in your own house.

it's cat and mouse.

it's sick and dark as 

you log onto

to their e mails, their texts,

their cards

and letters.

you don't care anymore.

you're looking for the one big

arrow to

end this nightmare

that somehow you've endured

and at last

there it is.