The Dog Eared Pity Card

I can still see her face

Contorted and gritted teeth

Arms folded tight

It wasn't the greatest night

Just anpther tired fight

I wondered why we were together

I wondered if she felt the same

Why do folk stay so long

When things stop working

Do we hang on to false security

Are we scared of a new dawn

Just because we're getting old

Conversations slide into the next row

I think back to happier days

Whe we seemed so free

I can't remember when it all went sour

And  here we are at the midnight hour

Sorting out what's mind or yours

Every discussion sparks another row

The early years were full of life

Now her you are holding a knife

We are botjh to blame

No we are not she said

and I wish you were dead

I had no answer

It was hard watching her play

The dog eared pity card

As love left the house

Covered in bruises and excuses

JMN  2025