Because I love

Shuddering, whimpering, crying

He was the one destroying me

Yet here I am again staying with him

Because I am scared of him how could I ever leave?

Ouch, Why, How could you?

I was on the floor sobbing my eyes out

He promises to change but he never does

Because I am desperate I promise to stay!

Late in the dark,

I pack belongings quiet like a mouse

I left with no trace, no sight, no noise

Because I love myself I left!

Today is the day,

The day I meet you at the church

I’m marrying you, giving my all to you

Because I love you, I’m committing to you!

Over the years, you gotten ill

So weak yet so scared I would leave

I stayed by your side through it all

Because I love you, I’ll hold your hand!

You whispered I love you,

And my heart fell hearing the heart monitor

My love for you will never die

Because I love you, I'll always honor you!

I stood at your grave, two years have passed

I laid down some flowers and shook my head

I miss you everyday, a man who treated me right

Because I love you, I died to join you.