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I didn't want the kids
to see my tears, but
I couldn't stop crying,
so I told them that
he didn't love me
anymore, and my sweet
baby girl asked,
"Will we ever see
Alex and Ethan again?"

I hadn't thought of that
and was left unable to
answer thru my tears.
I loved those boys,
his boys...

I hated having to call
for help last night,
but I couldn't stop
crying and crying and...
then, the headaches came
and I needed someone
to give me a shot,
to take care of the kids.

I hung my head over
the toilet bowl as I
vomited nothing, but
I felt so sick and
remember thinking that
the little globs
of tissue looked like
jellyfish floating there.

A shot for the headache,
a suppository for nausea,
a sleeping pill and
something for my nerves,
and finally sleep
came to claim me.

But the mourning after
left me dehhydrated, weak,
and still wanting to cry
at any reminder of him.
I looked at my face
in the mirror,
full of red blotches,
broken blood vessels
that will stay with me
for the next week.

I looked so damn old
and didn't even care.
I will go to work tonight
and try to avoid the
questions people ask.

I wanted to throw
his white roses in the snow,
but the snow melted and
the sunshine hurt my face.
Every time I see those roses,
I double over and howl
with pain again, sobbing
uncontrollably.

I just don't know how,
can't accept him saying
that everything we had
was a lie...

We were always honest,
and he ended what we had
with a lie to himself
and to me.

That's what hurts
more than anything.
What we had...
was real.
Our love was
the truth.



Lori Beal

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