God, Just let me cry

God, just let me cry

Please give me room to grieve

Allow me to be sad

Grant me space to let go

Let me mourn this loss

And grow from it

No one goes into a marriage thinking it will end

You don’t think of saying good-bye when you say “I do.”

But now, I need to lay these dead, cold dreams to rest

And I need time to process the loss of what we once were

I need to respect the memories both good and bad

But it is time to say good-bye and time to cry

God, just let me cry

Give me room to grieve

Allow me to be sad

Grant me space to let go

Let me mourn this loss

And grow from it

Twenty years is such a very long time

And some would even say our marriage was a success

Two beautiful children and a beautiful home

But the coldness and cruelty living behind our closed doors

That we kept so well hidden from all

Has suffocated the warmth of the love we once shared

God, just let me cry

Please give me room to grieve

Allow me to be sad

Grant me space to let go

Let me mourn this loss

And grow from it

- Julie O'Hara

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