I thought I'd died
when he said he'd filed for divorce.
I thought I'd lost the need to breathe.
He took thirty-three years of my life with him
and I thought I'd lost them all.
But now, now I'm breathing
and smiling and laughing
and making plans
and cooking meals and wrapping presents and
smiling and laughing.
Now, a year later,
I'm breathing again.
And breathing feels good.
Jane EB Smith Dec 2012