I did not rock the boat
the first night in our new house
when you went out til 3am
with your ex girlfriend
I promise

I did not rock the boat
that day that I kissed you
and you smelled of another woman
To love and abide

I did not rock the boat
when you spent $900
on a gun you insisted was for my protection
In sickness and in health

I did not rock the boat
when you told me I was
too fat
couldn’t cook
didn’t dress right
didn’t do my hair right
From this day forward

But ****** I turned the boat
upside down and swam for my life
when the pain of staying became
bigger than the pain of leaving
til death do us part