Late one night she arrived in her new SUV
The watchman jerked awake, hurting his knee
Alice smiled tremulously, feeling quite crappy
Nowhere was visible her only trustee
She reached her apartment quite cosy,
Trying to not appear too drowsy
Her eyes fell on the polished mirror
Sitting majestic on the first floor
She could not help but look in shock
This ugly transformation after wedlock…
She had been so pretty and healthy
When Alex had entered her life
But the unexpected turn of events
Had made their marriage so dry
That day she could not forget
When she heard the real truth
That she could never bear their child
Forever lost was her fountain of youth
He had started distancing himself
Staying away for longer hours
As work seemed more absorbing by far
With nothing existing called ours!
She confided in him her fears
But was left devastated with tears
He turned a blind eye to her emotions
Dismissing them as her frustrations
Twas now overwhelmingly painful
To be both one-sided and dutiful
To cut the line he had the courage
Leaving her no option to express outrage
One day she mailed him for a divorce
Just in case matters turned worse
She had indeed lost him forever
The decision was for now or never…
Alice was quite a terror at technology
Had never mailed a proper apology
She made a brave attempt to type
The deciding letter of her life…
Alex read her mail in terror
It had been as usually wrongly delivered
It was addressed to her new lover, Dan
They had been hatching quite a plan
She wrote that she was fed up
But Alex was not ready to give up
She could not wait now forever
As she craved for her new lover
She had planned to have Alex killed
If he finally refused to yield
She had already paid the advance
As she didn’t wanna take the chance
She had mailed the killer his photo
How deadly was her motto
To take revenge or to break up
If he refused to be heads-up!
Alex divorced her the very next day
Fearing the price he would have to pay
He marveled at her stupidity
For she had lacked the artistry…
He confronted her after the divorce
She did not feel so much remorse
When he asked her about Dan
The one who was the real frontman…
He admitted to have read that mail
Which she had sent to Dan as a trail
He asked her if she would keep the promise
To not let him be killed as had been planned…
Alice replied he had nothing to fear
With a face which looked so queer
Their love had such a tragic end
With none of them likely to bend
He tearfully asked where she would go
To her lover Dan or his new foe?
Her shoulders slumped as he wept
What new disaster in life had now crept…
She refused to answer this final question
Thinking to herself, fighting away tears
She finally answered him before leaving
What had really caused this grieving
“No, my dear Alex ,you see”
“ My infertility was driving you crazy”
“My lover Dan does not really exist”
“That divorce email had everything amiss”
He fell down on his knees
“Dear Alice, forgive me please”
“For blaming you for everything
And insulting our wedding ring…”
Alice kneeled down beside him
She did not now confront him
It was her artistry to set him free
He deserved a fertile wife, not she…