By ladyinwaiting
Date: 2003 Apr 05
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Promise Broken

I remember the way you raged
through the door
I could tell by the look in your eyes
you had been there again
It seeps through your veins
no way you could hide it

I just can't live like this anymore
is what I said
you replied, "I'd just soon be dead,
and with me I will take them"

You ran with them
and the echo of shoots
bellowed like thunder
ripping at my heart
bringing me to my knees
and with my God
I did beg
and promise
that with this man that I have wed
I will stay and hold true to my vows
if only you protect them
and bring them back to me somehow

The smile upon your face
made it clear to me that day
the emotional game
would never end

Your love for the other
was a greater love
than you were capable of offering us

all I could say is

I love you enough
I love me enough
but most of all
I love them enough

to walk away

did you know that
I am still awaken at night
with the sound of that thunder
I awaken in a sweat
my heart racing
body trembling
as they run to my side
when I scream in the night

how do I tell them
of what it is I fear
when they love you
despite all

on days like today
I remember so well
I see the disappointment
in their eyes once again

I am brought to the realization

that your addiction
is my addiction
their addiction

I hate you more today
than yesterday

am I forever to pay for the promise broken?