Dragging William

     
William was loving and William was kind  
He said he wanted to marry me  
Inside of every person we know  
Is a person we don’t know  
After I became his bride,  
It didn’t take long for things to change.
Everyday I woke up behind enemy lines         
Living with the threat of hurt.
The smell of a rat calls the boa.  
I became his hunting grounds,  
And I became his prey,        
Becoming timid and withdrawn  
Something in me knew I'd be dragging William  
 
I felt sick at my stomach  
Every time his car pulled into the driveway.       
Often dinner was just the first paw out of the cave  
When he started to complain.
I could never be a subtle letdown        
Explaining myself was not an option  
Every day was gray,  
Every weekend was black    
After a while I had no words,  
My tears said it all.
Blood stains on my pillow  
He had an appetite for abuse and  
In times of famine nothing was sacred!
Especially if he’d been kissing whiskey  
The demons of his vices were dragging William  
 
The taste of blood, another busted lip  
Make up and sunglasses  
To disguise my black eye  
How long before he takes it too far  
Then on the darkest of nights  
I reached for the gun  
In the nightstand drawer  
He came at me, I took a stand  
I couldn’t take it anymore  
His body hit the floor  
I dug a shallow grave  
And started dragging William