separate

At that precise moment,
as the doctor was cutting yet another umbilical cord,
other ties were being severed all over town...
like the one between a child and the mother
who didn't want him to grow up so quickly...
or the one between a case of fine wine
and the housewife who hadn't wanted to admit
that she had a problem...
or the one between a woman and the boyfriend
who couldn't forgive her betrayal.
the choice to separate from what we love is painful...
the only thing worse...
is when someone we've trusted makes the choice for us.