spiraling

the papers signed
all was decided
she didn’t know she’d be divided
half to him
half for them
”and none for me,” she said resigned

she once was steel
a solid form
but life turned into the perfect storm
little by little she lost her way
more medicine became mainstay
nothing ever feeling real

who she became was nothing less
than a puppet, just a silhouette
nothing left of her she kept
her inner self always second-guessed
draining who she was away
you wouldn’t see the mess you left

forever fell away so quick
a separation of togetherness
and now you have a new temptress
never thought i’d walk away from it
kept me guessing until the end
only time can put me on the mend
you’re the only one this benefits