Broken

Disappointment furrowed her thin blond brows It seemed a lifetime ago that They’d declared their love with marriage vows She’d forgive rather than combat This man, who after twenty years strong Was struggling with demons and drink It was hard for her to get along His raging left her on the brink Of both frustration and bleak despair The names he called her were like blows He threw them at her without care But tonight he had punched her nose And perhaps that’s what it took at last To help her make that fateful call The police came to help her so fast Pushing him up against the wall The handcuffs went on and then they went To the station where they’d keep him She knew that his mind was warped and bent It was the drink and not some whim But the pain was there, inside and out She had reached her breaking point now She would not let herself cry and shout Time to move on she did avow Six months later it had all worked well Her fears were now finally quelled When she moved out she was scared as hell Against his abuse she rebelled Being independent was a big change Sleeping alone was the hardest Her emotions travelled a far range Knowing it was all for the best