Over

Posted byChristine BoltonPosted inBlog, Pain/SadnessTags:, , ,

Over

Does the marriage end
when all respect
for the other is gone
When selfishness rules
kindness forgotten
The battle is never won
 
Where did this all begin
Forgetting there are two 
in a marriage, not one
One gives, the other takes
and takes and takes more
When all is said and done
 
Taking care of you every day
not that you ever notice
Always too quick to deny
Too absorbed with yourself
to see what I might need
There is no good in goodbye
 
When the love has gone 
There is no point in staying
Our opinions differ too much
on this contentious matter
No one is listening anymore
Using the other as a crutch
 
 
Christine Bolton - Poetry for Healing ©

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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

17 thoughts on “Over”

  1. This made me think how, on the day I stood in the doorway and told my husband I was getting a divorce, I literally felt all the love I’d had for him drain out the bottoms of my feet–it was so weird, but a confirmation that I was truly done…done with being afraid 24/7, walking on eggshells; done with not being heard and known as a person; not cared about, loved or protected. Good poem.

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    1. Yes isn’t that so sad Fleur. We have all been there, unfortunately on more than on occasion. 💕

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      3. I’m guessing by “acceptable” you mean less shameful? If so, I would agree with that. Ideally, I’d like to see the cycle of unhealthy relationships broken. Some churches are working toward that goal.

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      4. Yes that is what I meant. It is sad that we end up in bad situations and that was never the original intention. Some people are just extremely complicated and it’s hard to navigate them. easy to make mistakes 🙂💕

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      5. And if you have 2 people who are complicated…and at least one is not a communicator…well, it’s probably doomed.

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  4. Were you a fly on the wall during my marriage? Everything in your poem is how I felt and how I was treated. Enjoy being on my own with only myself and T to look out for. 🙂

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    1. Or maybe you were on my wall 🙂 LOL. Thank ou as always for reading and understanding. I’m happy you are in a good place now Jae-lyn. ❤️

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  5. Yeah… this was my second marriage in a nutshell! However, I learned more about who I didn’t want to be and who I am getting closer to being that I want to be than ever before! does that make sense?

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