when everything was broken

felt like lesions on your skin

inside you felt so empty

the time had worn too thin

you were lonelier beside him

that if you’d  been apart

there was nothing left to say

that would recreate the start

and you knew that is was over

when you lived it day and night

and you knew – was time to go

and you knew – was fight or flight

your eyes dried out from crying

all the words had fled your mouth

too numb to feel the loss of it

too long you’d gone without

a home turned dark and empty

then it just became a house

the pain was greater staying

to maintain the role of spouse

and you knew that is was over

when you lived it day and night

and you knew – was time to go

and you knew – was fight or…