Broken

If I knew the way to your hell

    would I follow your muddy footsteps

    to save you from your destruction?

I hear the chorus clapping their hands

to the rhythm of the hymn –

A hymn streaming through the stained glass windows

reaching out to sinners like you

and me

Yeah, I’m a sinner too

But I can still fool everyone with my angel face

and glistening smile

Like a functioning alcoholic I can live the life

    of a sweet mother with good children

    while harboring the same cauldron of stone-cold anger

    and sadness killing you

So, I stand at an impasse

Do I let you go or fight for you?

Sometimes a closed door stays closed

no matter how many times bloodied fists pound on it

Sometimes you can yell and scream

and all you will hear is the echo of your own pain

So, my dear sister,

I leave the door open and unlocked

The decision is yours

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