Finally Know Why

Finally Know Why

September 07, 2024

She wasn’t a choice

She was a destiny

She was worth fighting for

She was worth fighting with

Ten years by my side

Ten years of off and on

Ten years I screamed at her

Ten years I listened to her scream at me

When she stopped

I became worried

The ties that bind

Loosen without constant friction

We would go days

Fighting to tear each other apart

We would go days

Fighting to heals yesterday’s wounds

No other could

Break me and break me again

With my consent

From an unwritten, tacit contract

So I sit here in the dark

My knuckles are bruised

My heart is broken

Ready for Round 2

When she returns from the ER

The pain meds will still be working

So will her knife skills

The ambulance will wait for me

When I awake from receiving stitches

She will be waiting for me

In handcuffs

Awaiting for me not to press charges

Tomorrow, we will go too far

Tomorrow, one will dig the grave

The other one will get off light

And the other will finally know why