I've watched you give in
Too many times
What makes you go back?
What makes you stay?
Your insecurity scares me
You've never been anywhere
You've never seen the world
Your sense of adventure translates into
Staying with this abuser.
You drink vodka neat
To numb the pain

One day you decided you had had enough
And called 911
They took him
You filed a report
They put him in jail
You cried all night feeling so guilty

Gradually
With each passing day
You started to recover
You stepped out of your comfort zone
In tiny microscopic moves

You changed your locks
You got your own accounts
You even got a dog
(who hates him, of course)
You took control
Friends came back
(Well most of them)
Some didn't make it through the fire

You falter, get back up, trip, get your balance
But I'm watching
Waiting
For him to act up again.
I'll never relax
Until he's a mere memory

We re doing it.
Together.