Abusive Alcoholic

Going to a dance party 
Enjoying your time with your friends 
You find a sweet guy 
Hang out with him for the rest of the night 

Your sweet guy wants to see you again
Maybe go see a movie 
You are thinking what are his real plans 
My parents told me so many things like this

Went to the movies with the sweet guy 
Then went out to eat 
I noticed he likes to drink a lot 
Especially towards the time of night 

He asked me if I would ever get married
I told him I have thought about it 
A year later I am down with a child 
And a husband who loves to drink our money away

One night I tried to leave
He caught me and asked where I was going 
I told him I need to go see my parents
He said no and he back handed me in the face

I ran in the house and went upstairs
While we were in bed he told me he was sorry
In my head I thought differently 
Maybe I should really leave 

The next day I left to go see my parents 
I told them what had happened 
They told me I was always welcomed back home
I took their advice and went home to gather my stuff

When I got home I noticed something strange 
I went inside and he was sitting at the kitchen table
He asked me where I went 
I told him I went to my parents’ house 

He asked me if I was lying 
I told him he could go ask my parents 
He got up and smacked me in the face 
I was so shocked of the force the slap had

I yelled at him and said I was leaving 
He said leave I don’t care 
I grabbed my important stuff and grabbed Joey 
I ran out to the truck and got in 

Ever since that day happened 
I was never the same
I was scared of those guys 

I stayed with my parents 
They took care of me 
I took care of them 
And I took care of the father’s son, Joey
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015


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Date: 3/11/2015 4:08:00 PM
such a heartbreaking write on domestic abuse which can often be fueled by alchol. I too have written about abuse and the effects of alcohol but have never been affected by it directly in my life:-( Hugs jan xx
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