COMMITMENT, THE DARK SIDE
poem by John Grey

May 29, 2012

We were married…how long was it?

A day? A month? She discovered she didn’t

like my subscription to Sports Illustrated.

I despised the way she sliced avocado. We knew

those reasons wouldn’t stand up in court. So

we separated. I spent quiet times flipping through

my magazines. She found peace with

a sharp knife and a piece of fruit. Finally,

my subscription expired. The avocado crop

failed. But, by then, we were both

seeing someone else, hating something different.

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