Did I get a divorce?  I don't think so.
But, if I didn't, where did my spouse go?
I've looked everywhere, I'm sure I heard him speak.
This is a hell of a time, to play hide and seek.

I have smelled his scent, I know he is near,
Am I going crazy, I know he's not here.
I think I have lost my mind, that must be the case.
I don't want anyone to know, I wouldn't want to lose face.

He left me a widow!  That is absurd!
My husband wouldn't do that, of that, be assured!
It sure wasn't my choice, to be left unspoused.
I know it wasn't his choice, he wasn't a louse.

Widow, Widow, Widow it shouts from everywhere!
I don't think that word should be in the air.
I still feel married, and no I'm not soused.
But, I definitely prefer the term, unspoused.

Everyone said I'd be better in a year,
For me, that date was way too near.
I know that a year can't apply to everyone,
As for my grieving, I don't know if I'll ever be done.

Not that I spend every day in grief,
For that, my energy level, is way to brief.
But, seldom a day goes by, that I don't remember,
That once, in my marriage, there was another member.

People think, if they don't mention his name,
That maybe I will not act so strange.
Little do they know, though it might bring a tear,
It is wonderful to know, that through them, he is near.

My friends and loved one's don't understand,
Thank God, they never will – until they lose their man.

By - Wyoblueyes