Paul Bell

Shattered Pieces

She looked at the cup on the sink

The solitary cup

Like it was the most important thing in the world

She saw a man, full of promises

She saw another man, devastated

The promises didn’t last

Forgiveness begged

The door closing

Reality

She grabbed the cup

Smashing it into pieces

She gazed at the scene

Fascinated

Every piece representing her life

She started to laugh

Uncontrollably

Anyone watching, thinking

Great joke,

They would be right

She thought to herself.