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March- 27- 2026
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Svengali
Each day was turning miserable for her
For anything and everything he would yell
He would come home quite late, drunk and wild
Under constant abuse, life for her was hell.
All their earnings, he squandered on drinks
Every night he greeted her with showers of abuse
No more could she cope with his beastly behavior
Leave him for ever, as she had every excuse
When she finally announced her decision
Her words fell on him as a terrible shock
That night he reached home full of remorse
With emotion, his words seemed to choke.
He apologized and even burst into tears
Falling on knees, he begged her to stay
She believed him and cancelled her decision
When men cry, she thought, they mean what they say.
That moment she forgot his past behavior,
The storm and lightning in his words,
The earthquake in his thudding gait,
The sting in his eyes, the vileness in his deeds.
She forgot the sadness that made her think;
'End life and flee from all misery'.
She was manipulated into such a thought~
Her overreaction was what led to such a tragedy.
In the days that followed, he overwhelmed her
With false promises and a show of intense love
Not realizing she was being cleverly manipulated,
She snuggled close to him like a demure dove.
Soon the mask he wore for an interim fell off
He went back to his abusive nature more virulent
Identifying the Svengali in him, she resolved
To leave him for good as he was no more reliant.
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