The Crystal Heart ©

Our wedding day was beautiful, a fairy tale of white
The passion of our intense love unleashed that wedding night

We honeymooned for three whole weeks all our moments spent alone
Two souls entwined blissfully now making a happy home

We sat unpacking wedding gifts together piece by piece
A crystal heart from my mum finds a place on the mantelpiece

Then one night without warning it seemed the honeymoon period was over
On the way home bumping into my ex I could feel you growing colder and colder

Your face twisted with anger, accused me of being a whore
My face filled with love and pleading before a blow knocked me to the floor

My head now aching and spinning, my face raw and sore to the touch
I heard him say through his tears "forgive me, I just love you too much"

Of course I did forgive him, after all it wasn't really his fault
I'd avoid my ex and that would be it, well at least that's what I thought

While cleaning the next morning, my face all blue and black
Polishing my precious crystal heart I saw a little crack

That little crack it bothered me, it wasn't always there
For with this special gift from my mum I always took the greatest care

The wedding bliss resumed, for a few weeks at least
Then again one night it happened, the return of the the raging beast

You were having problems with some jerk at work you see, and then I messed up and was late with your tea

Once again the blow then came, this time more than one
They kept coming till I lay there bruised, swollen and numb

The beatings they continued there seemed no excuse needed
My pain knowing no ease, my desperate pleas went unheeded

Years passed your anger grew and love continued to lack
And with each new beating the crystal heart bore a new crack

Then one day with my love weak and undernourished
Tired of your rage winning out I finally built up the courage

I packed a small bag of my things and prepared to go
At the thought of this hopeful escape the crystal heart began to glow

Too many painful memories my bags packed lightly for the ride
Meagre memories of happier times and my crystal heart at my side

But just as I was leaving you were coming through the door
Spied the packed bag in my hand, you're face filled with rage once more

Now there's only sounds of your sobbing as I lay dying here on the floor
The crystal heart lays in pieces beside me, these hearts of love will glow no more...