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And the Beat Goes On
I've been sparsely involved in the site as of late for personal reasons.
On August 18 my wife let me know she was not happy and desired a divorce. We've had issues for some time now and, truth to tell, this was probably inevitable but I in my stubbornness was determined not to say or do anything until after my youngest, a Junior, graduated HS.
But events conspired against my wants and here I am. And while there are a lot of issues and agreements to work through, things are OK. No angst, no "woe is me," moments, no "If I only try harder." There comes a point in every relationship where you either work at it or let it go and after nearly 20 years I just can't spend any more emotional energy to keep this going.
I'll be around reading and commenting when I can and will submit work as I am able. At 47 I've decided to take, at least, a break of a year from relationships. Should I become involved with another person it needs to be from a better mindset than I have currently. Plus I've decided that while men are children, women are insane.
No doubt women have decided men are children and insane.
At this point, I'm OK with that too.
On August 18 my wife let me know she was not happy and desired a divorce. We've had issues for some time now and, truth to tell, this was probably inevitable but I in my stubbornness was determined not to say or do anything until after my youngest, a Junior, graduated HS.
But events conspired against my wants and here I am. And while there are a lot of issues and agreements to work through, things are OK. No angst, no "woe is me," moments, no "If I only try harder." There comes a point in every relationship where you either work at it or let it go and after nearly 20 years I just can't spend any more emotional energy to keep this going.
I'll be around reading and commenting when I can and will submit work as I am able. At 47 I've decided to take, at least, a break of a year from relationships. Should I become involved with another person it needs to be from a better mindset than I have currently. Plus I've decided that while men are children, women are insane.
No doubt women have decided men are children and insane.
At this point, I'm OK with that too.