if you had only said

if you had only said,
"don't love me
i can not give
you what you need
i care for you
as much as
i can care for
any woman but
i haven't got
it in me"
we never would
have made it
to the altar
nor would you
have lied when
you took the vows
you never planned
to keep and
we wouldn't be
sitting here in
this court room
exploding with
such animosity
as we ended this
marriage that
never should
have been