Getting Out

"Taking hands
we walked apart, until our arms stretched
between us. We held on tight, and let go. "

I think the female speaker is remembering her divorce. First she sees the time just before the divorce where she was miserable. The diction lends the time to be more torturous and loving as if they knew the marriage was doomed to fail. The speaker then seems to become bitter as she recollects the times when her husband attempted to just leave or avoid divorce. They are described as "locked into blame" as if it's almost against their own will to get the divorce. Finally back in present tense, the speaker's feelings on her divorce are sorrowful. She still constantly thinks of her ex husband and knows that she'll never fully get over him. The once married couple will always have a strong connection even though the marriage didn't work out.