Not a Martyr

(things happen)

things happen

you sacrifice.

burn through

a piece of your life

vent on your wife

ignore your kids

give in to strife

worry yourself

to an earlier grave

don’t outlive all those

you wanted to save

things happened

and you let them

circumstances ruled you

because you let them

you are not a martyr

for you did not live

you acted not as you

owned the life

that you were so eager to give