Danielle N. Calhoun

IT’S 2:30 AM

How do I put up with you
you ask me at the door
how do I tolerate you
when you’re drunk

and staggering
almost falling
to the floor

I put up with you
because I care
I tolerate you
because I know
somewhere

deep down inside
is a man who needs
set free

free from all the troubles
that only true love can bring

We don’t have to be lovers
you really are my best friend

I may wear my heart on my sleeve
but it’s always there just the same

I stay with you because

you care for me
and my son

I hope one day you wake up
and realize there is so much more

to love