the no fail divorce diet

when i went

through

a divorce, after finding

out my

wife was

sleeping

with my son's karate teacher,

Carlos,

disappearing for

three day

weekends with a flower

in her hair,

i lost

a lot of weight.

it was amazing

how the pounds fell off

of me

from worry

and stress, having no appetite

for food.

i had to make extra notches

in my belt

to keep my

pants up.

i'd hear her learning Spanish

in the other room,

as she

listened to audio tapes

from Rosetta Stone.

repeating words and phrases.

Ola, she'd say

when i came into the room.

in time

my cheeks went shallow,

my stomach flattened

my legs and

arms

became spindles

as i ignored for months

on end,

any kind of food.

in the end, i weighed exactly

what i did in high school

after breaking up with the captain

of the cheerleaders,

Vivian.