Edward S Gault

COUNSELOR

My wife and I came to you.

We wanted to work on our marriage.

We were having a rough time,

And we wanted to return to the magic 

we once had,

Or ahead to a better time 

-in which we could simply talk together.

You barely listened to us, though.

You were staring at the computer screen.

We were in the same room,

But you didn’t see us,

Or even seem to want to.

There was so much you didn’t see.

You never saw us going to concerts.,

Sitting across the table from each other at the Pour House

Making faces at each other – in our thirties!

Getting to know each other through funny stories,

Sitting on the porch in the evenings,                                                                                                             

All the movies we saw together.

You weren’t there when we walked down the aisle.

You didn’t see the relatives that flew across the country

To welcome us into each other’s families.

You didn’t see the gifts that were given to us

For our new start in life together.

For our honeymoon we went to North Conway,

Stayed at Stonehurst Manor, hiked Diana’s Baths, 

- toured Castle in the Clouds, and discovered Old Brown Dog Beer.

Eventually, we bought a house in the country 

- had a child.

We were living every dream we ever had.

Then, we lost sight of our blessings.

We could no longer see the divinity in the other.

We no longer heard each other.

We were hoping you could help.

Help us to rediscover the people we once were, 

- or to see who we could be.

You didn’t though.

You chose not to listen to us.

To even see us.

If it matters to you at all,

We divorced.