Yet I Stay
Yet I stay,
And wonder why I’m still here.
I’ve been abused, betrayed, used.
Sometimes I feel I'm dangling on the edge,
Wanting to jump off into the abyss.
Yet I stay,
I loved him more than life.
God only knows what I would do for him.
I repaired my broken heart, but it is still fragile.
“I love you baby” he says with his hand in a fist.
Yet I stay,
Starring into the eyes of my lover,
I protect myself from his strike.
“I’ll promise to never do it again” he says.
I’m vulnerable, hurt, and confused.
Yet I stay,
With the man I can never leave,
Because I’m afraid I may go back.
“This time it is for real” I say to my reflection.
Yet I stay,
“promises are meant to be broken” he says.
My lover, my future, my life strikes me down again.
I see darkness, my life flashes before my eyes.
Yet I stay.
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