Communication halt

How did we get to this?

Stumbled and we staggered

From newly-wedded bliss

Ten years of us drifting?

No, surely it was not

My children’s eyes were shaded

Through moments when we fought

Charming once was he

And I-compliant to his will

But finding our own way

Has brought us to this hill

Shall we climb this slope together?

Will he take my hand or go?

Wishful is my heart now,

But only time will know