Smiles And Tears Poem by Verilyn Titus

Though we've shared a lot of smiles and tears...
Even will all I do to try to ease your fears...
For I too have worked night and day to keep us on top...
But yet the behaviour only gets worse and doesn't stop...
And yes while there were times I didn't help out...
I was still finding odd jobs to find a way out...
While they didn't pay much in money...
I had hoped the fact that I was willing to would make you see...
That yes I am a viable part of this marriage, too...
Which was not started by just me but also through you...
So why can't you let me alone and let me be...
Why is it you always have to hear yourself...
Where did the love for me go that has put me on a shelf...
Is it really that important to be a man...
To abuse the ones that loved you instead of taking a stand...
When people do you wrong and break your peace with their mouth...
What will it take you to realize while their going North your family is going South?