what happened
to your perfect life
what happened
to those superlative years
when you were
single and alone
unattached
and on your own
you could sleep until noon
you could go out
be so unabashed
not having to be home
anytime soon
what happened
to all those promises
each of you made
when love was more like lust
when you slept together
naked and unafraid
waking up aroused
when you didn't have a spouse
what happened
that passionate night
you proposed
when she said yes
maybe your world
has completely changed
maybe your daily scene
seems a little deranged
what happened
when that impassioned love
seemed to dissolve
before your very eyes
before the kids arrived
messy diapers
puking up breast milk lunch
before your infant kids
seem to always be whining or crying
was it you or her
or the whole pressing crunch
what happened
to that personal happiness
once upon a time
filling your single lives
when love was exciting
when the prospect of a date out
seemed so ardently inviting
what happened
before you always shared your bed
before the night was for fighting
with your tired spouse
what happened
when those loving smiles left
were replaced
with torrents of anger and frustrated tears
in place of happiness with no real cares
what happened
before life became so difficult and blue
what happened
to him
what happened
to her
what happened
to being young
what happened
to all that love and fun
what the hell happened
why did love turn tail and run

 

 

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