His words were sweet like honey,
His kisses like nectar too,
His compliments numbered many,
His criticisms were few.

When we first fell in love,
He had said he loved me so,
That I was an angel from above,
And he a demon from below.

He claimed he didn't deserve me,
Said I was too good for him,
And I wanted to believe it all, you see,
Like it was a float helping me swim.

But as the time wore on,
His kindness seemed to fade,
His gentle touch had gone,
My skin mottled by bruises he'd made.

I feared him more and more each day,
Feared his anger and his wrath,
And yet I decided to stay,
And regretted choosing the wrong path.

He said that he would change for me,
He would become a better man,
And all I wanted to do was believe,
That he would follow through with that plan.

I thought that I could change him,
That I could make him into someone new,
But it's not as simple as all that,
Those rumors weren't really true.

I felt regret for choosing to stay,
Felt betrayal when he lied,
I thought that he had cared for me,
But, really, he was dead inside.

He cared for no one but himself,
Couldn't be bothered to care for me too,
I would have given up everything,
To see our relationship through.

I tried to fix the man I loved,
Tried to make him less deranged,
Though truly when all was said and done,
I was the one that changed.

Hey guys. I don't know if this bothered you as much as it bothered me, but the rhyme scheme in the poem shifted toward the end. I didn't really know how to fix it without it sounded awkward and choppy so it just stuck like his. Sorry