Why?

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Why do you hate me so much?

One minute we're laughing and cracking jokes,

next minute I'm knocked to the floor with blood coming from my nose.

I tell you 'I love you' over and over again,

but all you hear is 'I'm cheating' or 'I'm leaving you."

I do all that you ask but that's never enough.

I cook, I clean, I wash and I dry,

but you keep on punching me until I cry.

I try to leave but you always fall to your knees sobbing,

Saying "baby don't leave. I'm sorry for what I've done, it wont happen again."

And every time I forgive you,

the next day, I'm in the hospital again.

A broken rib, a fractured arm, a dislocated shoulder,

The only time I don't get beat is while I'm trying to recover.

But what you don't know is that once you leave for work,

I'm leaving this hell hole I used to call home.

I'm gonna move and treat my freedom in Rome.

When you come back,

all my stuff will be gone.

I hope when you see this letter,

you'll think of all the stuff you did wrong.


Love, your past

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