Part 1 How Long

I walked by the mantle
above it a mirror.
Not thinking of looking
I did not see myself
Disappear.

Up the stairs I then
walked.
I was so tired.
I just wanted to
go back to bed.

I walked in the doorway
and I their stood.
My mouth had
just dropped,
My heart then
had stopped.

Here in front of me
my eyes do peer
My husband nestled
with another woman
in OUR BED.

How can he do this
to me.
What is he thinking?
I ran down the stairs
into the kitchen I fled.

Threw around some dishes
pounded my hands on
my head.
Walked to the living room,
seen the pictures of
us on the stand.

So I picked one up
to smash it
hoping he would wake up.
But there in the picture
something had
happened.
My face with my husband
with replaced by
the women in the
bed.

I happened to glance up
to see the mirror
over the mantle.
But nowhere in the mirror
did I see myself
looking back.

How long Have I been Dead?