Hijacked Loyalty

It’s Real

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How would she have known
That his dad had abused his mom for like forever 
And then had left them home for a couple years 
Until the boy finished school where he was at 
And how that had made them close

So close that his loyalty 
Came to her only
Not first, not second, not third 
But only to her always 

How would she have known 
That no matter what she said to him 
And what she did for him 
And how she took care of him 
As if he were a child 
He would take all of it 
And expect some more 
While giving nothing in return?

How would she have known
That when she complained about it
His mom’s advice to her to be loving to him 
So that he would slowly start loving her
Which seemed reasonable at the time to her
Would never materialize 

Because she’d come time and time again 
To disrupt what little the girl built 
And make him her own again 
Forever?

All her life
Her joy, her patience 
Her endurance 
All gone nought for nothing 

How could she endure this madness 
After she understood it finally  
That her whole married life 
Was wasted? 

She wanted to run away
From there forever
But where would she go
How would she survive?

When she had given it her all
Her job, her career
Her strength, her power
Her everything 

Why didn’t anybody tell her the truth 
Why didn’t nobody call out the bullshit 
Why didn’t somebody come to her rescue 
And help her understand this nonsense?

Why did she have to go through so much?
Why did she have to endure all this?
Why did they not see this? 
Her parents, her mentors, her friends?

Why didn’t nobody warn her otherwise?
Why did they all believe in her silence?
Why did nobody see through her?
Why did nobody come through to her?

Why did God let this go on endlessly 
Until it finally dawned on her 
That her whole life had been wasted
And if she wanted to survive this
She’d have to start all over again?

Why?

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