Set In Stone

As I lay on my bed sobbing Not to loud because otherwise I fear he will hear and come I looked forward to no future Beyond where he told me all that wasn't I searched for cracks in what he told For a second I dared to believe in something Wished for a world where he was dead And I was free to be more As I woke and tentatively walked into another of his days As I tried not to ignite the alcohol this morning he had drunk Tried not to become entangled in another of his vindictive webs I held the dream of what could possibly As I lay trapped beneath his feet As what he swore fueled my tears As I tried to escape the hardest punches With the very tip of my fingers I held on to hope As he told me my future was set in stone As expertly he picked away any sense of self belief Through the shouts for all the reasons I didn't deserve to exists A very different cast was being created As everything he said and done Rests now in all he touched I can see the only thing that has been set Is all he lost All he failed.