once upon a time
not a prince it was
chasing after me
in a nightmare
leaving me behind
just like a heap of ashes
no more feeling
better than some dust
but claiming it was love
and in the name of love
he called me names
so I still sometimes feel
pangs of shame
when I just smiled
he raged in jealousy
morbid like a maniac
like he couldn't see
he truly was the only one for me
when I just had a walk
on my home or met a friend
someone a long time I'd known
he got mad and shouted
like it was a crime
to have a life beyond
the relation-ties
If I was to seek
for a job, not joy,
he thought I was after
some playboy toy
No step he dared
to let me walk alone
I cried and I plead
but in the end I was a wreck
too long it took to check
the crazy game he played
sick I was a long time
after I finally fled