point of view
©2012 Susan Noyes Anderson
Image by Sarolta Ban
she always made him small
it was her eyes
he blamed them,
claimed they cut him
down to size
she said he lies
***
he never stood up tall
she had to rise
he made himself
the beggar
her the prize
he said she lies
•••
(cue alibis)
∞§∞
It takes two to tango, and it takes two to give up on that tango as well. How much time is wasted in pointless arguments, assigning blame to each other when there is generally plenty to go around? It’s an interesting question, and this image by Sarolta Ban is what prompted me to ask it.
Tags: anger, art, breaking up, divorce, loss, love, man, marriage, woman
Susan Noyes Anderson
Susan Noyes Anderson is the author of At the End of Your Rope, There’s Hope, Deseret Book, ©1997; Awaken Your Spiritual Power: The Fairy Godmother Isn’t Coming!, Karisma Press, ©1999; and His Children (poetry only, photos are by Anita Schiller), Vantage Point Press, ©2003.