
The two bedroom apartment and the job I had were because of Thom. We built a life together: eating breakfast, driving to work, eating lunch, returning home, eating dinner. His reliable presence smothered me.
But the alternative was to return home.
āNow, will you marry me?ā
Why not, I thought.
loveās blind artisan
stokes furnace, raisingĀ ashes
thirstās empty vessel
brimmingĀ in complicity
Madame Peleās dormant wrath
TankaĀ inspired by an extract fromĀ The Unhappy Wife, by Dr K E Garland. The book is a fictionalised account of the real lives of 12 women who are/were in unhappy marriages, and includes an afterword by relationshipĀ coach Anita Charlot. The extract is from Chapter 4, capturing the world of one of the āvoicelessā wives. I am currently reading myĀ paperback copy and loving theĀ insight into the characters and unique circumstances that have caused the dysfunction in each relationship. Kathy has done a greatā¦