Cur

She's given all her love
Devoted all her latter days
Compromised; over and above
Just to gain their love; she stays
Ever kept at arms length
Ever pushed aside; despised
Kicked at; kept tied in chains
Until one day...
She's backed into a corner
She will no longer bide
She has nothing more to lose
It is her time to choose
She bares her teeth in protest
She growls under her breath
Now; she finds the courage
Hidden deep within...
She turns to fight the enemy
No longer will she run...
It is her turn to discover
Just how much inner strength she has
"No longer will you kick me
No; I will not run from you 
I am stronger than you thought me
I am proud of what I've become..."

Memories come flooding back
Anger rises up within her heart
The pain of being despised; the lack
Of love over many long years...
No longer will she shed her tears
No longer will she cringe in fear...
The gun he pointed at her
Held to ransom from the start
Threatened with his suicidal intentions
Whenever they drifted apart...
The fighting; yelling; screaming
Their children watching; wondering 
If either one of them would
Simply make it through another night

Don't mistake me
There were good times
As happy as could be
But later the bad outweighed the good
The ups and downs grew ever steeper
As the time passed; it's true
The gap simply grew wider
Between me and you...

15 December 2017