Loyalty
T.S. Brumsey

Why I Stay
I stay because I’m in love.
I stay because I care.
I stay because I don't want a failed marriage.
I stay because I don't want to be alone—I can’t stand to be alone and that’s a problem.
I stay because I don't want to start over with someone new.
I stay because the money that was spent on the wedding would have been a waste if I leave.
I stay because I don't want people saying I can't keep a man. Why do I even care what people think?
I stay because I know that some of his family members don't want us together anyway. I don't want to give them the satisfaction of witnessing our break up.
I stay because I don’t have the strength to do anything else.
God give me the strength—to leave if it becomes necessary.