Everytime he knocked her down she believed she'd slipped
Everytime he pushed her towards the edge she believed she had been pulled
Everytime he pulled her down,
caused her to collide with the hardened ground she believed she had tripped
bruised and hurt she still looked at him and smiled
smiled with all left in her
because when he lifted his gaze
and his eyes saw past all the pain she felt,
seeing only the happiness
she knew then-- she was at home.
