This is heart breaking to read but it touches my soul deeply. You sound like a loving kind person. I wish you well.

Whitney

I hope someday your soulmate will be beside you. An honest and heart touching poem.

Truth and honesty/authenticity go hand in hand Amber. You have exhibited both here. I resonate with your journey b/c I too was in a long-term marriage of 33 years that ended in divorce in 2006. Thanks for being who you are!

Peace,
Dayvid

It happens Amber, I fell in love with a guy at the age of 13, he later married someone else and I too married another. Over the years both marriages failed and as God above planned, we ran into each other in another province. I still loved that guy and we have been together very happy Fred and I for 37 years now. He's out there.

Newfie Hugs, Rose

take care Amber

lovely writing and sharing, i hope the best for you

You're a strong woman, Amber. Your positive energy has shone throughout. Hugs,
Sheila

Precious winding thought and experience--rounding the bending curves to simplifying life for the remaining turns ahead. I see you have great hope and good desire to have a warm relationship again with a special person. This journey you have now is wonderful, as the ones before must have also been. I wish you the best, Amber. Enjoy the next skyrocketing adventure--lost in love. Thanks for sharing your story.

If there can be such a thing as a 'good divorce' Amber, it sounds like you have one. I hope that 'clear summer's eve' comes soon for you.
Living with the gusto and exuberance,
David

This can't be easy for you, Amber, that I appreciate, and appreciate, too, your openness and honesty, your truth flows without inhibition or dodge of issue. Thank you for sharing.

John

Life should be lived by following your heart, and yes, yes, yes always living your own truth, I too had a friendly divorce after 27 years, and then he passed and I had to find me without him. I found out that I really like who I am, and I now live that way..
Splendid poem, Amber

Carole~

Great Poem Dear Lady. Some people are never sure someone loves them. They find it is safe to be sure someone does. Call it chicken hearted, but too many hurts does melt down ones psyche.

GOD BLESS YOU WITH PLENTY OF LOVE
TONY

Truth is worth living, embrace yourself, you deserve the best in life..though I know we all face such toughness..stay strong, Hope you meet up when the time is right..keep your faith~
Love,
Christine

With the divorce rate at all time highs its great that you still had a happy relationship with your ex and not a bitter one. Fate is always waiting for our next step into what is prepared for us. Good luck and continued happiness.

George

Oh, Amber, I feel for you in this, you are trying to live in pure, clear light of truth! Bless you for this, I'm with you ~ it is refreshing to know others value this type of path also, however many stones may be in/or may actually be the way. Sometimes it feel like we are on the right path, just barefoot on blazing hot coals.
Keep going, keep living your truth, don't settle for a lie, love your poem.
Love,
Christine

This is both beautiful and tough, Amber. Beautiful because of the dear and cherished fruit of your former life; tough because, although you are free to paint a fresh canvas with all that an open-handed and beneficent universe is apt to give to one of her daughters who is such a channel of love, grace and magnificence, you feel as yet in bondage because of unfavourable circumstances which prohibit such fullness, as you see it. This is really weird for me, too. I just celebrated yesterday, 20 August, my 33rd wedding anniversary, but God knows how tough these last few years' have been, if I'm brutally honest: perhaps not to be unexpected when you meet and marry your first boyfriend at the ages of 15 and 19/20 with all the growing up and perhaps apart that maybe comes along as personalities develop and metamorphose. We hold all things with open hands - for ourselves and for others whilst honouring the commitments that bind other's personal relationships, too. We journey on, together and apart, seeking only what is right. There is, I believe, a way for each of us and the perfect way is what brings blessing to all in the long-run. You have so much already to be glad about, Amber, and much also to look forward to as this new release comes. May truth guide and guard your mind and your heart always. Bless you for this soul-bearing honesty and openness. We must certainly all Live Our Truth to experience true peace. xx