Married Blitz Poem by Denis Martindale

Once they were devoted
And then they were divorced,
Then came separation
That had to be enforced....

She played the fool, while he was cruel,
He beat her till she cried
And every single horrid day,
Some more inside her died...

Once these two were smitten,
True love was in the air,
But hatred loomed at home,
Thus ending their affair...

She did her best, he did his worst,
The two at loggerheads
And every single wartorn night
They slept in single beds...

Once forms were duly signed,
He still looked in his prime,
Her bruises left her face,
Yes, pretty soon in time...

She lost his hand, she found his fist,
She bade him glad farewell,
When she died, she went to Heaven,
He died and went to Hell...


Denis Martindale, copyright, September 2012.