I didnt get flowers today.

Me and my conscience are the only ones around
Even though Im silent I hear a roaring sound.

Telling me hell never stop, Ill always be in tears,
Even if I do survive, Ill has lost these precious years.

My heart says dont give up on him, hes fixable you know,
Even though he beats me and dictates where I go.

So I gather what strength I have left to fix this broken man:
But everything I do is wrong and Ive done everything I can.

My eyes are getting blacker and my bones cant seem to heal;
It seems as though my worst nightmare has finally became real.

I might die tonight, I thought I cant seem to bare;
But no one promised reality was ever always fair.

Then one night I cried out please dont let me die;
And he finally stopped strangling me so I feel to my knees to cry.

That day I got a second chance to prove to God my love;
And never again will I ignore the words that came from above;

I found myself in God as I escaped that fateful day;
And realized peace and serenity along the way.

Now in silent moments the only words I hear, are from the man upstairs;
Telling me each and every day how much he always cared.

I didnt get flowers today and I thank God for that!

Charlene Foster