Faux Smiles And New Bodies
Mothers with
their children,
A day at the
pool.
So many of
the mothers with children,
Are without
wedding rings at this pool.
A sign of so
many broken homes,
Families living
a shattered American dream.
They try to
look and be normal,
While spending
a day in the sun,
Splashing and
laughing,
To cover what
went wrong.
Gathered in small
clusters,
With not a
wedded one around.
They talk of
ex-husbands,
And what he
has done
So many ring
fingers,
Barren of
gold,
As they try
to live a little
Before they
grow too old.
Faux smiles
and new bodies,
All on
parade
Looking for
new husbands,
Among women,
just like them