The Painter’s Wife

The poet had been sleeping with the painter’s wife for three months when, in a wave of guilt, he confessed everything. The three never spoke again. But the painter’s wife went on to become a physicist of world renown, author of equations that helped explain the formation of matter, recipient of many awards and honors. At age 72, she heard that the poet and the painter had died on the same day many years before. That evening she wrote out the story of her life, beginning with the words “The poet had been sleeping with the painter’s wife–”

Photo credit: Mark Kaletka

3 Responses to “The Painter’s Wife”

1. Bunmi Oke says:

   April 26, 2015 at 9:58 pm

   Great work. I like how the whole story felt like a loop due to the sameness of the ending and the beginning.

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2. key says:

   April 25, 2015 at 10:44 am

   made me smiled at the end.

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3. R. Teel says:

   April 13, 2015 at 1:08 am

   Splendid!

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