Enabler

It was subtle & indirect

Like when he was angry, she never yelled back

She wore his heart on her sleeve

& when he would leave, she always kept a few of his things

She never lifted a finger

Or snorted the drug

Down the bottle

Or pulled the trigger of his gun

But when all those things were said and done

She justified it,

Said he was numb

From all the Ill’s life throws at men

She said “only if you knew all the places he’s been.”