Trapped

Posted byChristine BoltonPosted inBlog, LossTags:, , ,

Trapped

I allow my mind to drift
wherever it may go
Closing my eyes 
I see the reflection
of this sad, humdrum life
and let my feelings flow
 
Once passionate
caring for each other
Two peas in a pod
Connected at the hip
One is down, the other
expected to smother
 
Duty becomes labor
and labor is now slavery
When the love turns inward
selfishness rules
The other become faceless
There’s no room for bravery
 
Where does this go
and can it ever be saved
A one-sided marriage
One a doormat on which
the other walks
Or a war that will be waged
 
 
 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

Image by Karen Smits from Pixabay 

Word Prompts

Drift

Humdrum

Reflection

Wager

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Published by Christine Bolton

I have been writing poetry since I was a child and it has helped in the good times and bad times. I am always looking within to find the answers to life's problems and to write thought-provoking poetry and prose. Thanks for checking it out. Christine

37 thoughts on “Trapped”

  1. I had a marriage like that; five years of anger, stress, anxiety and sadness. My present marriage is in its 26th year; thanks God.

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    1. Yes, this was a previous one to Glenn. I’m happy you are doing better on #2 🙂💕

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    1. Yes, it certainly was and it took years to recover 😢 Thnks for commenting Bjorn

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  3. I’ve known a relationship like this. These lines are powerful, Christine:
    ‘Where does this go
    and can it ever be saved
    A one-sided marriage
    One a doormat on which
    the other walks
    Or a war that will be waged’.

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    1. Thanks Kim, I maybe should have prefaced this as not a current situation. It was in my past and difficult at that time 😔 Sad to say it is very common isn’t it? 😢

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  4. I’m glad to say that I’ve never experienced anything like this with marriage. But, I’ve known quite a handful of people whose marriages went completely separated and broken.

    This poem is powerfully good.

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    1. Yes it was like that. It was in the past and you just have to navigate out of it.😢

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    1. Yes that’s true. Sometimes you have to just step back and ask yourself ‘am I really happy?’😢

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  17. So many stay in these situations, often struggling with the idea of change, especially when children are involved. In the end our happiness is what matters the most for ourselves and our children. A powerful write.

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    1. Thanks Mish. I learned from my mother how not to stay in bad relationships. Unfortunately she lived in that era where you stayed together for the sake of the children 😢 We ALL suffered 😔

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