Chronic Ache in the Soul of a Single Parent
There is a chronic ache in the soul of a single parent. It lingers, feeling endless. This ache feels so difficult, especially when you look at other families. They seem so… whole. They seem so joyful and complete. There is a husband and a wife and children in a stroller. Thinking about your single state, you realize how awkward you feel, how out of place at various functions and gatherings. They are all happily together and you’re miserably alone. Disappointment with the current life circumstances just settles in to stay, or so it feels. How could these layers of disappointment be broken up anyhow?
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Hehehhee this was a fun one! I loved it!
Good one!!😊💕 Make every day Saturday and every night Friday night. That is what my in-laws told me about retirement. I am almost 8 years in to retirement, working part-time and I must still not be retired😉
I would abolish Mondays, then Tuesday when it becomes Monday, etc. Yep, Saturday is the boss. Cool poem.