Validation of a Broken Marriage…

Validation of a Broken Marriage

The words hit me in the pit of my stomach…

You never want to take responsibility for your part

This is my husband speaking about the break-up of our marriage

This rage engulfs me like fire in my soul

My part? How short his memory is, I didn’t ask for this

I didn’t ask for it to be the end

I didn’t ask for us to stop trying

Those words, “I want a divorce” was the blade that ended it all

And those words did not come from me

What is it that I need from him that still doesn’t come

Validation, validation that he put me through hell

I put up with this man through the worst of times

Held onto a marriage that was killing my soul

Thank you for being my wife even after all the hurt I put you through

Thank you for caring for me when I was not caring for you

Thank you for being there even though I wasn’t there for you

I can say what I did wrong in our marriage

But all you can do is walk away