"This is one of the first poems I wrote after leaving my ex-husband. It depicts the hidden darker side of his abusive nature ~ the one we never see when we choose to marry them. The one that no one else sees, but us. I called it "Veiled Vows" because I felt that even on our wedding day, there was a side to him I had not yet discovered....a side of him that was hidden, that maybe he didn't even know of himself....until something happened in his life to make it surface. I do not in any way excuse his behaviour or abuse toward me; but I do know that he was unwell, and was suffering from a form of mental illness....which I believe was hidden from both of us on our wedding day. I don't think it was entirely his fault, suffering from this illness, but at the same time, it does not excuse his behaviour either.
I chose this set because it depicted the sadness of the time, despite the memory of a beautiful wedding day. And I call it "Veiled Vows" because I was not the only one wearing a veil that day."