BEATEN

BEATEN
(A divorce situation)

I thought we were synonymous,

Though we were different, too.

Like salt and pepper go together,

So I went with you.

But now we’re living different lives;

Yes, now I live alone.

Life feels so unnatural,

Like in the Twilight Zone.

Our Christian lights shine dimmer now;

Respect for us has waned.

I often stop and ask myself,

Just what more have we gained?

I would not have it end this way.

But what else could I do?

If my pain was evident,

I would be black and blue.

Becky L. Wall

"'The man who hates and divorces his wife,' says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'does violence to the one he should protect,' says the Lord Almighty." It is not clear what the word "violence" entails in this verse. It may be what we call "passive aggression" today. No blows are thrown but deep pain is committed mentally and/or emotionally by the one who is supposed to protect her from such internal "violence."