Help from a Friend
Copyright ©1996 by Richard J. Sereday Jr.
All rights reserved
A friend told me,
my wife couldn't appreciate me anymore,
and she was giving me a chance
to find someone that could.
That made me feel so much better
for two or three days,
then I wondered why
she couldn't see the good in me?
The friend told me
it took a lot of courage to
end an unhappy marriage.
That too made me feel better
for a short time,
then it made me wonder why
she couldn't find the courage
to face our problems and
try to deal with them?
I guess she tried
in her own way.
I wish she could have
tried a little harder.
I wish I could have
read between the lines.
No, I wish she would have
spelled it all out so clearly
that there could have been
no mistaking what was at stake.
Giving up doesn't take courage.
Winners never give up,
and quitters never win.
I know she is a winner.
Why did she give up.
If she had not already given
her heart to someone else,
would we have had a chance?
I believe we could have saved our marriage
if she hadn't given her heart to another.
I have the satisfaction of knowing that,
I did everything humanly possible
to try to save our marriage,
and keep our family together.
I came from a broken home
and I know how much it hurts
to be without both parents.
I know how hard it is to try to explain to your friends
where your real father is,
and who the stranger is that is taking his place,
and why.
My heart sinks so low to see my son have to
go through his pain as I did.
It was so hard for me,
and I never really knew
my real father,
he left when I was so young.
We, on the other hand
were best of friends
always doing everything together,
rarely apart.
Oh, how hard it is on him.
He loves us both very much,
and he doesn't want to see
his family part like this.
His pain is mine, and my pain is his.
He tries not to let it show,
but I know how it breaks his heart
to see his family fall apart
before his very eyes.
Although apart,
we still have each others love
to count on.
The love a father feels
for his one and only son,
a son so wanted,
and the love a son feels
for his father,
so much a part of his life.
Two friends trying to
make sense of
the tragic parting of family,
helping one another
to get through these
"Oh, so hard" times together,
together, alone, apart.
A friend told me,
my wife couldn't appreciate me anymore,
and she was giving me a chance
to find someone that could.
That made me feel so much better
for two or three days,
then I wondered why
she couldn't see the good in me?
The friend told me
it took a lot of courage to
end an unhappy marriage.
That too made me feel better
for a short time,
then it made me wonder why
she couldn't find the courage
to face our problems and
try to deal with them?
I guess she tried
in her own way.
I wish she could have
tried a little harder.
I wish I could have
read between the lines.
No, I wish she would have
spelled it all out so clearly
that there could have been
no mistaking what was at stake.
Giving up doesn't take courage.
Winners never give up,
and quitters never win.
I know she is a winner.
Why did she give up.
If she had not already given
her heart to someone else,
would we have had a chance?
I believe we could have saved our marriage
if she hadn't given her heart to another.
I have the satisfaction of knowing that,
I did everything humanly possible
to try to save our marriage,
and keep our family together.
I came from a broken home
and I know how much it hurts
to be without both parents.
I know how hard it is to try to explain to your friends
where your real father is,
and who the stranger is that is taking his place,
and why.
My heart sinks so low to see my son have to
go through his pain as I did.
It was so hard for me,
and I never really knew
my real father,
he left when I was so young.
We, on the other hand
were best of friends
always doing everything together,
rarely apart.
Oh, how hard it is on him.
He loves us both very much,
and he doesn't want to see
his family part like this.
His pain is mine, and my pain is his.
He tries not to let it show,
but I know how it breaks his heart
to see his family fall apart
before his very eyes.
Although apart,
we still have each others love
to count on.
The love a father feels
for his one and only son,
a son so wanted,
and the love a son feels
for his father,
so much a part of his life.
Two friends trying to
make sense of
the tragic parting of family,
helping one another
to get through these
"Oh, so hard" times together,
together, alone, apart.
