The Night Of A Drunk Man's Wife
By Elizabeth kaczocha
Another beer, another night. I pray that each beer is the last, but the
fates are against me.
I hear the rumble and clatter of various items from our life as you stumble
around blindly knocking evrything down.
I cringe when i hear the thud, thud, thud of flesh meeting the walls and
doors.
i hear you calling me as you make your way to the bathroom. I shudder to
think about all the ways you could get hurt in there.
i open the door and realize that a shower is needed.
As i bathe you your eyes begin to close.
As I struggle to get you out and dried, you want to fight against me.
I would leave you there if it was any other room in the house.
I keep trying to get you up. Finally you get up and i dry you off and dress
you as best as i can as you weaave back and forth.
i get you to bed. i beg and beg for you to just lie down.
I know if I can get you to lie down, your chances of going to sleep increase
for every moment that you lie there
I pray for the sandman to pay you a visit quickly this night.
My prayers go unanswered. Yep, theres the loud music. My god will it ever
end.
Im not a nurse, nor a therapist. I'm just me, wanting to be a good wife
and mother.
I'm afraid I have failed on all accounts.
Please sandman, could you bring me some of your sleeping magic. Make me
sleep till the nightmare is gone. Then just let me sleep for the rest of
all eternity.
Comments on "The Night Of A Drunk Man's Wife"
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On Monday, September 2, 2019, Jonas Robinson
(848) wrote:
Nice freestyle verse. I enjoyed this because I can relate because I'm also an alcoholic. Thank you for sharing. :)
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On Sunday, September 1, 2019, Hope in despair
(121) wrote:
Thank you for sharing this! I want you to know how important it is for people who are going through this to hear they are not alone! My aunt was one! My dad was for a long time! You are a voice!