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.
Copyright © Ed Belcher | Year Posted 2015
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