He said he loved her
She stood there still
taking the harsh words
Watching the hands closely
As they waved in her face
You could tell she was afraid
But she knew she had to be strong
She knew her children were watching
Her frighten child crying
But little did she know
Her silence just fueled his rage
When she said 'I had enough of your shit'
He punch her and punch her
She tried her best to fight back
And yell for her oldest to call the cops
The children cried and scream for their mom
Eventually the cops came and he was gone
For the time being
A year or two later he was back
And promised that he would change
Because he loved her
And he couldn’t live without her
Or his children
So she gave him a chance
But he never changed a bit
But everything he does is for them
Because he loves them
So they get stuck living like that
With her older children leaving her
And hardly coming to visit
Because of him
Until after 17 years
Of being emotionally drained,
Physically drained
She finally decides she is done
She can’t live like this anymore
Her children shouldn’t have to live like this
But he doesn’t want to leave
And says “I’ll change for real this time’
‘Enough! We are all tired of this shit.’
She yells and walks away
She promises her kids that it will get better
That they just need to have hope