Broken glass

Lying on the floor

Broken glass

It is no more

Broken glass

Shattered into pieces

Dreams gone awry

Desperately she does cry

Tears fill each eye

As midnight draws nigh

Her stomach in knots

He has been caught

Adulterous and wayward

Perverse and froward

To her he pleads

As he moves toward

To explain his pain

The reason for his vain

Pursuit of pleasure

Which proved fruitless

Evil and erroneous

Deadly and disastrous

Meanwhile she

The desperate housewife

Wonders what

Will become of her life

Full of uncertainty

Grasping for her identity

Wandering what will be

The end of he

Who acted so foolishly

Will he err repeatedly

And whether or not

She will abide faithfully

Contemplating acting vengefully

Responding similarly

Trying to gather and collect herself

Totally, fully, and wholeheartedly

Endeavoring to integrate her parts

Parts all saying something different

Overcome his defiance and irreverent

Behavior which is a slap in her face

A private and public disgrace

Her heart has now been misplaced

Bitterness and gall does she now taste

Should she simply quit

And remove herself from the race

The endurance run of marriage

To which she said, "I do"

Or shall she forgive

And press on through?

So many options to consider too!

Considering the children

Counting the cost

Communicating with characters

Who have never been hurt or lost

Hardened hearts

Who don't understand

How then shall they counsel me

In a waste place and barren land

A destitute place of the heart

Where all joys seemingly depart

And my intellect is not so smart

As I try so hard to feel my way through

I ask you dear God, what shall I do?