The woman you have been with wants to leave you.
Let go of her.
Don’t try to force her to stay or try to change
her mind.
Let go of her.
And never ever be so weak as to beg her to stay.
Let go of her.
And why would you want to be with
a woman who no longer wants to be with you?
Free yourself of a relationship that isn’t working.
Find yourself a woman better suited for you.
Experience the ecstasies of falling in love again.
Let go of her.
Bob Boyd
The chips are beginning to fall.
I don’t have to care where.
But there’s a couple who are
more than a little concerned
about the dirty laundry that
could be revealed.
So far, their money has
kept them publicly clean,
but maybe not now if the
truth comes out in the wash
along with the sordid reveals.
Bob Boyd
First, she brought joy to his heart.
He couldn’t stop thinking about her.
Her smile lit up his entire life.
Spending time with her was like
living in a paradise on earth.
Eventually, they married,
and they were such a happy couple.
Then she got a job where she
met many new female friends.
Not long after that, she began
spending more time with her
new friends than with him.
And his life became like a
country western song,
“Isn’t It Lonely Together.”
Despite many arguments,
she never changed her ways,
until he had to escape the
gnawing loneliness.
He left the paradise on earth
that became a paradise lost.
Bob Boyd
We had a great date
and a better night
but the next day
she broke it off
she said
because I didn’t
play golf
which was fine
with me
I needed a woman
who put
a relationship’s
emphasis on
more than
batting balls
around.
Bob Boyd
He met her on a dating app.
Refreshingly, she was as beautiful
as her photos.
But she incessantly probed him
with questions, as if he was
applying for a corporate job.
After her questions became
too personal, he said, “Please
enough of the questions.”
She said, “Okay,” gave him a
dismissive look, and walked away.
Bob Boyd
The first time I visited her
I saw she had spiders
in her old house on
webs in the corners
of her spooky living room.
I found that creepy as hell.
She said they brought her luck.
I wondered about her sanity.
I knew I had to get away.
I never called her after that day.
Two weeks later, I got a package
from her in the mail.
I opened the package.
Creepy spiders crawled out.
Stars above keep shining on me
and on someone for me to love.
Bob Boyd
He was highly likable
those who knew him said so
none could see his other darker side
his body count over two dozen
buried in a national forest.
Bob Boyd
Of course it’s preposterous
of course it’s unbelievable
that aliens could be among us
but what if it were true
maybe hybrids created in
an alien laboratory in the sky
maybe shape shifters
shaped like humans
hard to say
maybe happening this
very day
perhaps you passed by one
last week or yesterday
maybe one is your neighbor
maybe one is reading this
Bob Boyd
Like many people who have lived
long lives, he’s alone near the end of his.
It’s kind of the way he wanted it,
peace in his shrinking years.
At least he’s still independent
not in assisted living or a nursing home.
He looks forward to his death
from a world he no longer fits into.
He longs to join the many he knew,
citizens of the afterlife.
Bob Boyd