True Lies- My Postmortem

Lights...Camera....Action!

Twenty Two long years of giving my all

Of always being there, you didn't even have to call

Did I not see the signs?....what signs?

I promised to obey till the end of time

To love, cherish and honor too

Isn't that what a good wife is supposed to do?

It never mattered to you how I feel

You made sure there was enough truths to make the lies seem real

Like the actor you are, you played your role well

and like a puzzle every last piece fell

……..into place

Now day after day I ask myself why?

A question to which I've found no reply

A wasted life, fake paradise

You celebrated victory while I played for pride

Now bury I must because that life has died.

So there I was feeling lost and used

When were you planning to end the cycle of abuse?

To break me you tried, you did your best

But this heart of mine will not be put to rest

I have mourned but that too must end

The crying is over, I'm happy again!

Written by Carmen Bailey