Fight Or Flight
Making Abusive Assumptions
First came dating, then berating
Our passion didn’t last
What started starry, ended sorry
The honeymoon had passed
The temper snaps, here come the slaps
A nasty, swollen eye
Gave all I could and all I would
No longer will I try
With my disgust, I had to trust
These multiple red flags
The price is steep, it’s time to leap
I’m packing up my bags
The insolence and inference
All added to my shame
Hostility, futility
A spouse I couldn’t tame
I know abuse can be obtuse
It’s never what we boast
Of sticks and stones and broken bones
It's words that hurt the most
Subjugated, abdicated
For me there was no peace
With no more voice, I had no choice
I longed for sweet release
I reminisce that early kiss
Where now we only spar
To feel exulted, not insulted
It’s more than hits that scar
The kids implore, “No more, no more”
Our household's unconducive
I will not lie, I don’t know why
My wife is so abusive
About the Creator
Earl W. Pearl
I’ve been writing poetry (rhyming mostly) since about 2014 and have recently transitioned to writing novels and short stories. My poetry genres are faith, humor, social issues, politics, pretty much any subject matter.
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Whoaaaa, that twist at the end caught me off guard! Excellent work! Abuse goes both ways too!