Why?
Why do you want to hurt me?
Why do you cause so much pain?
Why do you want to destroy me?
What do you hope to gain?
Why do you say "I'm sorry"
and promise not to fight?
Why do you always argue
and always need to be right?
Why in the past did you break our vows
of the love we pledged to share?
Why can't you find it in your heart
to tell me that you care?
Many years have come and gone
as my lifetime slips away,
instead of something beautiful
sadly, I face yet another day.
A day in which I wonder
where will I sleep tonight.
Have I done something wrong
that will start another fight?
Each night to God I make my prayer
that He will spare my life,
that He will protect me once again
as I try to be your wife.
I don't know where I am going
or where this all will end.
I only wish you could love me
if nothing else - pretend!
D.S. Clemons