Surgical Separation

Fear spurts up my spine,
intensifying with each dark memory.

When it was me,
It wasn't so bad.
I felt calm, a sort of Zen.
But no such luck now
when it is him.

They took him away
and broke my Promises.
They offer us weak platitudes
that resonate with disinterest,
ignoring the spirit of their own laws
and the spirit of our union.

Only bitter,
bitter fear keeps me company
in his absence.