You Said You Didn’t Hate Me, But

I guess after 16 years together

and 13 years of marriage,

you looked at me and thought,

"I hate you so much that I am going to

move out, leaving you utterly alone,

and end our family.

I hate you so much that you deserve

to rot away alone

in the house that I chose for us.

I hate you so much that I find it

acceptable to demand couples therapy,

only to end it after three sessions,

give up on the marriage, and

move away."