We started off as strangers Then you became my knight Right then I knew it was love at first sight Our eight year age difference was a small thing to a giant. You showed me what it felt like to be loved. You loved me unconditionally, at least that’s what I thought it was. Your jealous rage and fits I couldn’t resist. That time you wrapped your hands around my neck and sealed it with a kiss. I swear I never knew love was like this. I birthed your only child Finally, I saw a change I thanked God you were no longer the same. Then I realized something so dark is deeply embedded. You had me fooled thinking I was forever indebted. Somewhere down the road, I lost sight of me A sign read: 5 MILES UNTIL EMPTY