Ed Belcher Poet Couplet

Things Should Have Been Different

You showed me you loved me, you showed me you cared, 
Touching moments we both did share.
I really wanted you to be so strong, 
I always hoped that you would do no wrong. 

But then you glanced at me with that evil stare,
Lashing out at me without a care. 
Like an executioner, you struck with all of your might, 
Trying to expunge all of your failures in life.   
  
I became a thing of ugliness and disgust in your view,
So the thick leather belt became your malevolent tool. 
I longed to go back to those tender moments we shared, 
But instead I hid in a corner, alone, ashamed and scared. 
  
I now know I did not deserve such days of torment and fear, 
Things should have been different, our relationship more dear.
Today I am told I must forgive you and no longer fret, 
So now I forgive you, but I can never forget.

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Cona Adams February 25, 2015 at 5:37 AM The couplet is one of my favorite poetic forms. You write them so well. I look forward to reading more of your work. Ed Belcher February 28, 2015 at 5:46 PM Thanks Cona!

Skat A February 20, 2015 at 11:44 PM Ed, the ending is something I struggle with myself. I can forgive, never forget. One never knows what life has in store for us. This is deep **SKAT LOVE** Ed Belcher February 28, 2015 at 5:48 PM Thanks Skat. I think writing poems is cathartic and it is good to be expressive about the good times and the bad. Thanks for reading.