Chronic Ache in the Soul of a Single Parent
There is a chronic ache in the soul of a single parent. It lingers, feeling endless. This ache feels so difficult, especially when you look at other families. They seem so… whole. They seem so joyful and complete. There is a husband and a wife and children in a stroller. Thinking about your single state, you realize how awkward you feel, how out of place at various functions and gatherings. They are all happily together and you’re miserably alone. Disappointment with the current life circumstances just settles in to stay, or so it feels. How could these layers of disappointment be broken up anyhow?
Comments (7)
Will it ever end? Loved your Senryu+
Isn't that the truth?! Great haiku and graphics.
Well said!
And it seems like we’ll never get out of the machine
That is a great picture, it says it all!
Isn't that the endless way of it? Sigh. Well written piece :)
And we are watching in jest. Well played!