Does This Ring A Bell

Does This Ring A Bell?

Tell me if this rings a bell. If it sounds like you,
You won't know it. If it sounds like someone you know, who
Doesn't get the picture - Well, I'll just let you decide.
I'll guarantee you, if you are associated with this situation, it can't be denied.

These basic symptoms sometimes come to us by slow degrees
When we're still allowed to say and do what we well please.
Sometimes they hit you broadside out of nowhere and you're in shock -
Who is this sudden stranger who now has you securely in a "headlock?"

'I've never seen or heard this person ever before, in my life."
Well, hang on - there's a lot more to come - of hell and strife.
And while you are still in shock and surprise, wondering who this person is
You become consciously aware that this is the one - the "BIG WHIZ"!

Who proved to you beyond a doubt that you were "perfection personified."
You had been up there on "cloud 9" where the air is rarefied.
When suddenly you were brought back to earth with a thud - wondering --
And then a fist up side the head sent you soaring back to "cloud 9", only

This was not "la la land" but a light of horrible reality.
They know now that you know. Their charade is dropped and legality
Is the next consideration. They start the web they weave with precision
To inform you this is permanent and it's not an option or your decision.

This is a well-learned game and the loopholes and legalities they've learned.
And the name of this one was long, long ago well earned.
This web they deliberately weave to cut off every way of escape.
Lies, deceit, pain and hate are the main components - especially hate.

No one is ever expecting these wolves, because they come as sheep.
Unless you've experienced this or know someone who has - you need to keep
These symptoms in mind - so, at least, you will not be making excuses
For these wolves, while they parade, to the world that they are not abusers.

There is no simple way out, for you are dealing with a negative force -
Who, by now, considers you his private "voodoo" doll. Thinking divorce?
Forget it being that simple. They will cling to you till death do part -
Cause they "love" you from the bottom of their depraved heart.

You're the one they chose to take out all their destructive self hate
On, because you've been incapacitated, and you just hang around and wait
For a new supply of poison that issues forth from their venom source -
And you spend a lot of time blaming yourself for accepting this. Of course.