No Turning Back

It started with a promise,
Our vows and wedding rings.
Like a story in a children’s book,
What a fairytale can bring.

Many years went by between us,
The lifestyle raised the doubt,
For you it’s one big party,
But me – I just want out!

What do you mean - you don’t understand,
Did the alcohol cloud your brain?
I am relieving you of your duties,
Removing that ball and chain.

It never made a difference,
All those times I voiced my care,
Searching anxiously for answers,
Wanting rescue from despair.

One more beer – One more cigarette,
Another pill for you to swallow,
If you keep wrestling with your demons Love,
Another vice for you will follow.

By your side I stood for years,
With all the drama playing out.
Your friends always before me,
My identity cast about.

I’m battered down - I’m beaten up,
I’m broken and I’m torn,
Filled with years of disheveled memories,
And a love that I have mourned.

There’s no turning back now, Baby
Not a river left to brave.
The reality suddenly hits you.
And your world becomes a grave.

❤️Kerri

© Kerri McKenna Reece | Kerri Chronicles | Kerri Coaching, LLC.