By Sr Editor ~ Constance Nicole – Connie Spruill
Brought face to face with his brokenness
he hated me
And
Because I believed the whole lies
I would have born his burden.
He would have let me.
I once loved a broken man
I loved him hard
The best I can
At first
I didn’t know
I couldn’t see
He was broke?
He looked real good to me
I once loved a broken man
In fact
I’ve loved a few
I once loved a broken man
I gave my all
He took it too
He seemed so strong
His touch was sweet
I loved him right
I loved him wrong
Lord
I’ve loved a broken man
I loved that man the whole night long…
Yes I have loved
A broken man
I’ve loved him wide
I’ve loved him deep
I thought this man
Was mine to keep
Didn’t
Know I didn’t know
He was broken
No cracks
No rips
Didn’t never hear no pain
Till I tripped on that broken ish
See
He’d been broken, bludgeoned , bloody, bruised
Ripped still sucking from some angry mama’s tit
He’d suffered hate and been abused
Stifled, ruined, left for dead
Convinced he was unworthy till
That foul mess went straight to his head
Kicked as a youth
Held under as a man
Bowed at the shoulder
He’d forgotten how to stand
His daddy was lost no hope
Despair
His mama died when born
His babies ain’t even got his hair
He dropped out
Gave up He believed
All their lies
Lazy and lax
He’s screwed his way through
Pillaging women
Breaking fragile bones
Breaking hearts
Breaking homes
I once loved a broken man
I loved him really good
I once loved a broken man
I loved him hard
I loved that man
The best I could
I first I didn’t even know
At first I couldn’t see
That man may have been broken
But he looked darned good to me
I once loved a broken man
My soul
It tried it tried it tried
I loved another broken man
My Soul
It cried it cried it cried
I loved once more a broken man
My soul
My soul
It died
I once loved a broken man
In fact
I’ve loved a few
These men were hard and cold
These men were cruel
But what these men
They never knew
Is that
I
Was
Broken
Too…