That terrorist’s web was hard to leaveInsisting that I had to believeThat one won’t hurtYou earned this treatFood on the tablePlenty to eatI functioned fineNo one knewAll seemed wellHidden wineThis was my gameNo room for twoLeave me alone with my hidden shameI’ll deal with it laterWhen things are more calmNot today thoughSweaty palmCrack open a
I guard my lifeIt’s up to meNo one to blame now I’m freeThe days were darkI’d got embroiledIn a life of numbingCouldn’t face a day aheadOf mundane tasks & grumpy facesAll my thoughts were taken upGaging time, filling cupWatching the clock & planning aheadGagging his home time , the fear & dreadWould he know ,
I was often the clown Making them laugh One for the road One more half. It was never just oneIt ended in tears No idea how he put up with me all those years He dreaded our nights out I didn’t know at the time What would she do tonight Would it end in a fight ?The best thing I did was put the
Remembering the Drinks I’d Like to Forget — or — Ghosts of Christmas Past Stockings to fillPresents to wrapChristmas EveFeeling crapMother in law hereA sneaky ginShe won’t realiseThe state I’m in Presents galoreAll over my bedShit , the boozehas truly gone to my head Blackout . Out . I’m asleep, out coldNothing wrappedFeeling appalled It
