No sleep,
I woke up again
To the motorcycle roaring
And the drunken engines.
I prayed he would quietly go to sleep
I prayed he would leave her alone
But he hurled abuses and
He spewed words of stone.
Rain, it rained for days and weeks
My head hurt so badly
I was bound to restless sleep.
Words that cut but she didn’t seem to care.
He offered a warm house
And comforted her with his sober stare.
Hours and hours, we endured
The insanity of this lunatic
A drunken, callous fool.