Made a mistake. Kissed a snake.
……………………………………………-‘Cinderella’ jump rope rhyme
Married him, too.
Said I do.
And did.
(He didn’t.)
Goodbye. Good riddance.
Sometimes knowing what’s
best
is helped along by living
the worst.
Be
-hold: my broken.
Unfold: His grace.
A kind man’s face.
A scotchtaped heart.
A stage. A start.
A fresh page.
I do, for two.
See these scars?
That’s where the
light shines through.
.
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By way of clarity…about 5 years after my divorce (married at 20, divorced by 21), and a couple of years after his, my now amazing husband (of almost 18 years) and I met while writing a Christmas play for our church. We showed up for a writer’s team meeting. The ‘team’ ended up being the two of us. 20 years later, we’re still going strong.
Love the amazing journey and transformation of your family De ~
God is amazing. Gracious. Forgiving. A great matchmaker. The best. (And your poem? So YOU!! So I love it.)
Beautifully said, as usual! ❤
The title, the kissing of the snake, the ‘I do’s’ and ‘he didn’t’s’ all down to the Cohen nod at the end—so powerful. I absolutely love this, De….not just the way you’ve written it, but the true story behind it! Yay 🙂
“See these scars?
That’s where the
light shines through.”
This is poignant and beautiful writing.
Sometimes knowing what’s
best
is helped along by living
the worst.
I can vouch for that. Though not in the marital kind. I also loved the last verse. Well, I actually love the whole poem! I know people who have gone through this and I can just imagine how it must feel. This is a very powerful piece.
P.S. This is NinJa 😉 , sending happiness your way.
Oh my, yes! Beautiful, De. ❤
Thank goodness for second chances…and love that last stanza about light shining through the scars.
Sometimes knowing what’s
best is helped along by living
the worst.
Beautifully poignant write, De ❤
Goodness, this a lovely personal share ~ Love how it ended up with a team for 2 ~ This part is very inspiring:
Be
-hold: my broken.
Unfold: His grace.
This is such a perfect example of mistakes – a scotchtaped heart is just perfect.
I had written of that scotchtaped heart in the past, and then a wonderful fellow poet recently (this past week) used the phrase as well in her own poem, and reminded me. 🙂
I know you share my love for verbs… Yes more verbs. Make every noun a verb.
YES. Action words! 😉
De, I love this! There is truth in the old age that one learns by one’s mistakes! And…a true love is worth waiting a bit for. Wonderful poem & message.
So cleverly told. So glad He sent you the “I do for two” man. You deserve the best, my dear.
Oh…I just love your words
Swooning.
Hmmm – funny, but writing brought another 2 together 😉 Amazing things, these words we wrangle.
Lovely. I especially liked “scotchtaped heart” – many can relate to that.
“a fresh page” … ha; clever double meaning in this
The kind of mistake that shapes lives ever after and makes for a very good poem!
Not a mistake, a retake! Fixing what’s broken, is no small token! Beautifully penned, friend!
‘Funny’.. how ‘that’ works..
snakes can be men
and women too..
but iT iS
ofTen A snake
hiss of his or her that
make the most beautiful
and BalanCinG children oF aLL..
i suppose as alWays the sacrifice
iS for
Survival
whoLe and
the Struggle
oF liGht from
dARk tHe sAMe
my FriEnd as i AM
born of the hiss of snake
more or less.. but oF Love
too.. noW.. of fearless NatuRE WeLL..
so yeah.. somenows
A dArk hiss.. leads
to oh.. the BriGhtest
Kisses oF aLL noW..
and understanding
the Nature of both
the Snake and the
KiSs iS ulTiMaTe
poTenTial PeAce
oF MiNd and BoDy
S O U L noW.. Ah..
BaLanCe iN dArK
and liGht.. mY FriEnd..
and truly sorry iF one sees
Me IS A Snake but thaT iS thE
gift of my fatHeR.. tHe thiCK sKiN..
thE Love.. the gifT iNsiDe.. mY FriEnd..
The moTheR
oF i aS TOTaLLy
WeLL iN Fearless Love..:)