Love and Life

Hearts entwined,
Lives shared,
Yet the struggle of living takes its toll.
Every unkind word
Cuts like a knife, and
The alcohol permeates your beautiful spirit,
Turning you into a familiar stranger,
Rather than the man I love.
Tears flow like tributaries from the ocean of our souls,
And it's killing me that I cannot help you,
That instead I seem to make things worse.