Friday, September 25, 2026

at last and honest word or two

one
wife told me, during settlement
negotiations
for the divorce,
that she had one regret
about getting married.
and what is that,
sweetheart?
i asked as we sat
outside the courthouse.
and she said,
with a straight and honest
face, for once,
that she wished she had married
a doctor or a lawyer,
instead of me.
the alimony would have been
much greater
than what you can afford
to give.

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