we're separated, she says

she can't get divorced.

health reasons, she says.

his.

we're on

the same policy.

finances have

tethered us together.

we share the same house

too,

what about the disappointment

of our children?

we have

the dog to tend to.

the same friends

and relatives.

holidays are shared.

we still sleep in the same

room,

in the same bed.

but we don't have sex,

she tells me, 

that's been over for years.

we rarely talk anymore.,

but we love each other 

and it would be too sad

for everyone involved

to just get divorced.