After the Storm

I surrendered my heart and I pledged my alliance; Put my nose to the grindstone and contained my defiance. Kept my hands to myself never touched no one else; Kept my taste for the hunt stored on a shelf. I never forgot to emphasize friend; And always remembered don’t always win. Not always perfect but vested for sure; And I strengthened my heart so I could endure. I balanced the check book; And I carried the weight; And offered up more; Than ever I took It took many years but I finally grew up; I was finally the big dog no longer the pup. I treated my woman much like a queen; But then she did something like I’d never seen. I won’t include details I’m holding my tongue; Even though I forgave her what we once had was done. I searched for the reasons as I lay on the ground; And these are the answers I’m surprised that I found. I lived as a gun man sufficiently styled; Proficient as trickster kept her beguiled; But the life of the player could toss you to flames; And being the provider that’s the true game