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This Time No Tears
by Susan Q TomasThis time no tears
my heart is not breaking,
but is resiliently whole.
no one fills it with false hope
false love, false promises.
It is full of love for people,
for nature, for God,
and for myself.
This time dreams are fulfilled.
The last time I planned on
going back to gradschool.
But I had to save up money.
This time I am in gradschool,
with the money I saved last time.
The storm motivates me to work hard,
I am doing quite well.
The last time I was so angry
I was not in control of my life.
The anger came out, now it’s gone.
The last time I was so scared,
I had never lived alone before.
I didn’t know if I would succeed.
But I did just fine, so
this time no fears.
05/10/2009 Author's Note: This is what it is like to marry and divorce the same guy, twice.
Posted on 05/10/2009
Copyright © 2026 Susan Q Tomas
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Michele Schottelkorb on 05/10/09 at 07:39 PM Oh, Susan... We haven't talked in so many years... I walk away from this poem with questions... And a bittersweet sense of strong-woman-syndrome... |
| Posted by Mo Couts on 06/03/11 at 03:20 AM Yikes, you're an awesome woman (I can tell just by the tone of this and other things I've read in your library) and am so glad that you've come through this, whole. Fabulously written. |
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