THE NIGHT SHE DID NOT COME

It felt like forever As I drifted off to sleep in peace Like a baby after a meal Content and free, with myself at ease. The night she did not come Was the best I'd had in years No need to downplay my fears No pressure to ensure her climax. Married to a mermaid in my youth My relatives made me almost believe She was the reason for me to breathe For every happening, she was the relief. But I knew I had to face my fears To break the chains that bound me for years. I think I killed her the last night she came Liberated from the monster, no longer her game.