How much more of your abuse can I take,

How many more nights will I lay wide awake,

How many bruises on my body must I wear,

How many years must I wait till you care

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Will you continue to hit me till I cry,

Will you continue to tell me all of your lies,

Will there soon come a day that I may dread,

Will there be a day that I'll be found dead!?

You say that you love me and beg me to stay,

You promise me everything is going to be okay,

You tell our children you won't beat them no more,

You say there's no need to lock their bedroom door.

Too many times have you've shown you don't care,

Too many times have I continued to bear,

Too many times have I ran down the street,

Too many times I've been knocked off my feet.

My children and I now must leave you alone,

My children and I will seek a happy home,

My children and I have suffered enough,

My children and I do not deserve this 'stuff'!

I'm tired of feeling worthless, riddled with shame,

I'm tired of feeling guilty as though I were to blame,

I'm tired of promises that you continue to make,

I'm tired of the furniture that I've seen you break.

I cannot take no more of your sharp stinging words,

I cannot muffle screams that the neighbors have heard,

I cannot put my children through another day of hell,

I cannot make excuses for your anger to tell.

You have left me no choice but to seek a new life,

You have left me no choice but to end all this strife,

You have left me with scars that will take time to heal,

You have left me no choice but to seek love that's real.

                        ~valentyne~  ©

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NO CHOICE.

Original composition by Margi Harrell ©2001

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