The man I knew

 

The man I knew

 

Was quite a man

 

A real estate entrepreneur

 

The man I knew

 

Was quite a man

 

Charismatic

 

The man I knew was quite a man

 

Beautiful well healed kids

 

The man I knew turned out to be

 

A disaster of a man

 

For behind his drive was an emotion called ego and behind his ego was an emotion called shame

 

The man I knew turned out to be an abuser

 

For behind shame (if induced by others) lies resentment and behind resentment lies anger

 

The man I knew

 

Was in truth a victim

 

For behind anger lies a shattered heart and behind a shattered heart lies a destroyed reality

 

But the man I knew

 

Turned the corner

 

For when his second child left him

 

He was forced to look at himself

 

And the man I knew

 

realized