More Than The Black Eyes
© 2021 Cindy Prince

I'd escaped the abuse
Ran for my life
Didn't ever want to be
Somebody's wife
I'd been beaten
Too many times to count
Every day I looked for
A way to get out

Somebody asked me
About my black eyes
About my bruises
Though I'd tried
To cover them up
But still they showed
That's what you get
With blow after blow

Chorus
But still...
It was more than the black eyes
It was an assault on my soul
It was more than just cries
I was no longer whole
It was more than the black eyes

Bridge
I'm now free
He can never find me

I will have scars
But the bones will heal
The black eyes are changing
It's so good to feel
Something but biting pain
Now I'm on the mend
I'm so glad that
The abuse came to an end

Repeat chorus