Tomorrow Never Came

twin2

It was a cold and stormy night,
trouble was in the air.
She knew when he went out the door,
when he returned she shouldn't still be there.

It was just the same,
as so many times before.
She jumped and her hands started to shake,
at the slamming of his car door.

He entered the room and saw her standing there.
He got that crazed look in his eyes and that icey stare.
It never took much, once he got that way,
Dr. Jekyll had left the building and Mr. Hyde was there to stay.

He provoked an argument that she chose not to respond to,
and it wouldn't have mattered what she said or did,
there was no reasoning through.
So she prepared herself for the inevitable and vowed this would be the last time.
She would leave tomorrow, no more wasting any time.

One blow after another and she couldn't take anymore.
She tried to fight back, until her head hit the floor.
She was wrong this time because it was not the same.
She should've got out when she could because tomorrow never came.

pacifier

too many people leave it too late. That is very sad. because it's true of so many that they stay.

both my nana and my mother married abusive men. that was before I was born, before I could remember, but I can't imagine these strong women in that position, women that I love. Even now when I asked nana about him she says she loved him very much and he was a wonderful man when he didn't drink. Only problem, he drank all the time :( Glad they got out of those relationships (eventually). glad I never knew them then, never saw them go through it.

trinityeliza

this is very touching... hits close to home... well written!!!

twin2

I myself have not experienced it and have no desire to. My uncle was an abusive alcoholic who beat his family on a regular basis. He has long been dead, but my aunt had to wind up going through shock therapy and hasn't been right since from being with him and staying. My sister just left a very bad relationship, it wasn't even alcohol related. We have talked alot about what she has gone through. I probably don't know everything. I wrote this one with her in mind. I've been so worried about her. I couldn't even go to sleep the night I wrote it. I just had a mental picture in my head that wouldn't go away. I'm so glad she is away from him.

depopulationINC

wow...great story telling in that one...very well written!

twin2

Thanks for the compliments people. This is a very important topic in my opinion.

Kovo

Very well written but sad :(

twin2

Kovo wrote:

Very well written but sad :(

Sometimes it is a sad reality. Such is life I guess. I have a hard time accepting when people stay in a relationship that is killing them mentally, physically or both. I guess I think EVERYONE deserves better..no excuses.

lovin kind

comes close to home

if i had known then
what i know now

twin2

lovin kind wrote:

comes close to home

if i had known then
what i know now

I'm so sorry for you.

coachchris

My thoughts are with whoever has experienced this. Thank you for sharing it brings us all back to the realities out there. Sad...