Welcome Home

It started as something,

I was sure that I could come back from,

But I didn't realize,

How deep I'd gotten,

We needed the money,

And I was the only one with the means,

To make it,

So I found the a way,

It was dark,

Underhanded,

Even illegal,

But it worked,

It kept a roof over our heads,

And that was all we could ask,

Right,

It took some doing,

But eventually after months,

I found my way out of that hole,

But the group to which I belonged,

Didn't want to let me go,

They were afraid,

That I knew too much,

Despite my continual tries,

They didn't want to let me go,

Now,

I couldn't run,

These people knew everything about me,

And my family,

If you're thinking mob,

Think darker,

And you'd almost be close enough to Satan to understand,

I tried for weeks,

To get a meeting with the man,

Who ran the entire organization,

And finally,

He broke down and gave me what I wanted,

We sat across from each other,

Tension filled the room,

"So you'd like to leave?"

I nodded,

"And how do we know that you won't sell us out?"

"Because I owe you guys, that much is sure,

But I don't want to be trapped in this life,

Anymore."

"Insurance my dear boy, it's all we require."

I was confused.

"You'll learn soon enough."

He stood up and turned to leave.

"Is that it?"

"That is it my boy."

With that he disappeared into the night,

I took a deep breath,

I felt as if a weight had been lifted off my chest,

I stood,

And walked out of the warehouse,

I climbed into my car,

And drove home,

As I pulled into the driveway,