Leaping Hurdles

She didn't struggle to get pregnant

One month into the wedding

And a healthy dose of pleasure was all it took

She adhered strictly to the doctor's instruction

She ate fruits, vegetables, took her medicine

Her husband gave her his all

She was pampered, loved, feted

Labour came

She knew what to expect

She had seen documentaries

The doctors had her and her husband practice Lamaze breathing

She did a long walk hours before labour

The contractions came, she dilated

She had a son

And the chandelier shattered

Nobody quite understood what happened

Nobody

A thick fog, black, grey, fiery red and dark

Suddenly enveloped her brain

She couldn't process onward thoughts

She tried, very hard to reach that fountain and break loose

The effort exhausts her totally

Like a skipping disc

Her thoughts go in cycle

Darkness! Doom! Death!

The doctors called it Postpartum depression

She was just sad, lethargic, anxious, always crying, irritable and erratic

Sometimes she would just stare into space

Nothing on the side of sane makes sense to her

They took her baby from her

She changed environment

Her psychiatrist helped

She took her drugs

But the voices were only silenced

Sex became a problem

One year, two years

Her husband changed

His patience waned

He met a lady

Friends with benefits

'I love my wife' but I have needs

The lady understood

Its just sex

Protected sex!

He is generous to her

She has been on the shelf for a while

Half bread is better than none

He is not clingy, rarely calls

'I am married and I love my wife' His song

'You can walk away at any time' - His chorus

But then...

One man's poison is another's meat

She: Your wife is a witch, she was going to kill you and the thing backfired that is why she ran mad

He: No way

She: I had a dream, masquerades were chasing me

He: No way

She: Your wife was chasing me with a gun

He: Shut up

He started seeing it too, everywhere

His wife is a witch

Wife's parents observed the changes

He stopped sleeping at home

He started avoiding his child

They met with him?

What is the problem?

He was rude, called them names

Called her a witch, called his son a wraith

The moment had came

Peter is denying The Lord

They understood

Parents ran to God

This is too much Father, send Help

He came home to pack his things

He saw his wife

His wife saw him

She recognized him

'What are you doing?'

She asked

He started crying

'I am tired of this kind of life, i am moving out'

She: Hold me for a minute

He did

They were there for a while

A spring uncoiled in her mind

He saw the redness in her eyeballs clear

She: Take me somewhere, anywhere

They went for a picnic

He couldn't believe it

Just one more day...

He told himself

They went for a three days get away

He took it a day at a time

Friend with benefits didn't see him

Five whole months

His number was always busy

She summoned courage, came to their house

Saw him, saw his wife with a baby bump

He saw her off

She: Her witchcraft got you, God knows I tried to save you

He kept quiet

She was gone forever