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The Stranger

The Stranger

The strangerĀ 

How could I have not seen the man, the real man behind the charmĀ 
How could I have not stopped the pain & prevented all this harm?

He walked me down a path of hope, towards a life of sharingĀ 
How could this man have tricked me so, becoming so cruel, uncaring?

He lived in the shadows not the light, his life was full of dark secretsĀ 
A predator who couldn't accept or stop, other women were his weakness.Ā 

Who have I shared my life with, who is this man at home?
A chameleon who fooled all he met, who will never accept, nor atone.

A stranger has lived with me, but why? theĀ 
years he stole my life
He had no intent, no respect or love, he just slowly sharpened the knife

A cruel cruel man, behind the smile, behind the tall dark looks
He uses these to entrap his prey, like the fisherman uses hooks.Ā 

And when you finally realise, the dirty games he's played
You show them to this stranger, all the mistakes he's happily made.Ā 

He is not moved, by tears or pleas to halt his evil hurt
He is not phased by all he's done, he kicks your concerns
to the dirt

Once a boy adored by all, the curly locks, angelic face
But now, his secrets all revealed, a poor family are disgraced.Ā 

They've seen this man walk this path before, so many many times
So many women come & gone, where were the warning signs?

I regret I let him do this, he tore my life apart
This stranger, whoever he was, heā€™ll never take my heart.Ā 

I'll walk away with dignity, I couldn't create a better man
He'll never respect me nor appreciate, Iā€™ve given it all I can.Ā 

So now Iā€™ll leave a space, for the next innocent lover
Unaware of all heā€™s hiding, the truthā€¦will they uncover?

The ladies of the night, the addictions he canā€™t let goĀ 
The days off trawling websites, I prey theyā€™ll Ā never knowĀ 

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Tony Taylor

I guess so!!....I mean this had to have been cathartic for you...... for some men.....' other women' will ALWAYS be the bane of their existence!!...... well written TRACEY!!....I bet it felt good to finish this one!!.....ALL STARS!!..... LOVE and ROCKETS!!......T xo ?āœ³āœ“ā™„ā˜€??

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Tracey Goundrill

Thank you so much Tony ?. Yes, it was a big release to write it all down, well not all, but some of what happened. I could write a book about it all. Phew! Hard journey x

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John DeFoore Jr

Moving words, painful pictures.
Also telling in as much as we all look for our part in this type of relationship. I feel often our only fault is bad selection. Well written, you involved me,
John

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Tracey Goundrill

Thank you for your words of appreciation of this piece, John. Yes it was a very painful time that sits with me still. But we live in hope that one day our selection will be the one that brings joy & happiness we all search for. ?

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