After you left me
despite all I did for you and
your son
helping pay for his treatments
for his hydrocephalus
and tragically for his funeral
and bringing you to America
for a chance at a better life
than the poverty you grew
up in
and much more –
I hated you for two years,
even though I was glad you
were gone
Then one day
like the sun shining
through the dark clouds
of a ceasing storm
my hatred ceased for you
and I got on with my life freed
from the consuming turmoil
of the hate
that was buried in my heart