All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
The Math of Divorce
March 14, 2017
Raindrops formed her
glistening eyes
with tears.
A sadness
fulfilled by her dreams
ripping into ribbons.
One plus one equals two
about seven years ago,
then it becomes two minus one.
A separated couple
who stayed
for five plus five
until her eyes could withstand
their ripping into shreds.
Three years plus four years
she still shreds her eyes into pieces.
They make her
smile and laugh now
like they did
before her eyes could withstand tears,
and one plus one still equals two.
© Gary C., Pequannock, NJ
Similar Articles
Previous Next
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.
When I was about ten years old, my parents separated and divorced. This poem is about me, and how I've had to deal with going back and forth between parents every week, and how I've had the dream of my parents coming back together, but I've figured out by now that they are never going to get back to gether because the don't really love each other.