O Hakim, they've told me I should leave you,
I should leave, I know, it's been long overdue,
But you've spun me so and entangled me so,
Beaten me like a drum and held me like a cello.
You chip away at my soul, and you patch me up,
Switching 'tween torment and an occasional letup,
You bring me with laughter and pain to my knees,
You'll be my end Hakim… Everyone but me sees.
You love perfectly and hurt with equal cruelty,
I could leave you to your ways, I could, truly!
If it wasn't for the kids, and your touch of bliss,
If I didn't blame myself for turning you into this.
I could leave if I didn't have the world to face,
I could leave you if I could bear such disgrace,
I could leave and be safe in the arms of another,
Only I'm hooked to this emotional roller coaster.