Thursday, July 17, 2008

The Name Change

I want him in the supply closet
at the lawyer's office, waiting for the
half hour to pass, I want him
to protest, softly, I want him to call
my name, twice, and I want him
to kneel with his head under my skirt.
I want him to take me, there, as
the attorney parses my husband's divorce
petition, and I want us both to pause,
trembling, while the receptionist
calls us and tries my cell phone,
and I want us to stay there, in the dim room,
with the door locked from the outside.

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:26 AM

    Yeah. Great poem.

    I felt that way, too.

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  2. Oh Christine, this is terrific. Visceral and muscular. I've come back several times to reread.
    r

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  3. Emotionally charged...great read thanks!

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  4. Christine-

    Beautiful, strong, specific, exact. A very strong poem.

    Bravo.


    tearful

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