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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You were wise and brave to step out of that situation and find peace for yourself.
Thank you so much! Yes all is well 🙂
So true:
When the love turns inward
selfishness rules
Unfortunately, yes 😔
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.
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 😔
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with the tale weaver Christine.
Thanks for the opportunity Michael
A very serious question to consider. You live it out so well in your poem! A sad situation to be in!
Thanks Dwight 🙂
Wow. Says so much
Yes, sadly it does 😔 Thanks for reading
you are welcome
It’s heartbreaking when love comes down to this. Powerful and sad.
Yes that’s true. Sometimes you have to just step back and ask yourself ‘am I really happy?’😢
Good observation: “When the love turns inward
selfishness rules”
Yes Frank…it seems so unfair
A great poem. Perfect use of the prompts
Thanks you dear friend 🙂💕
My pleasure Christine
A powerfully sad poem…
Yes, I thought so too. Many people suffer in relationships 😢
That is a marriage to escape. It is dead.
Thans Sarah and yes I did! A long time ago 🙂👍
A lot of anguish now and in the future in a situation like this 🙁
Yes it was like that. It was in the past and you just have to navigate out of it.😢
This is heart wrenching, Christine.
oh how we can grow apart. leaving so much unsaid. this pains me. i had that image as a poster in my room growing up.
Yes, it was very difficult at the time. Thank you for reading 🙂💕
I wonder why some marriages come to be.
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.
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’.
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? 😢
It is always doomed with such inequality … but it’s a bond that’s painful to break.
Yes, it certainly was and it took years to recover 😢 Thnks for commenting Bjorn
I had a marriage like that; five years of anger, stress, anxiety and sadness. My present marriage is in its 26th year; thanks God.
Yes, this was a previous one to Glenn. I’m happy you are doing better on #2 🙂💕