This is a really beautiful and touching piece- really, you had me sniffling there for a second. I liked this part and the ending line the best:

his middle name wasn't "h."
but it might as well have been
for all the hell through which i put him
and all the hell from which he thought he was saving me.

my god was true and livin'
he was blue from livin'
that by-your-collar,
stretch-your-dollar,
clock-punchin',
shift-rotatin',
7 days on-2 days off
existence.

Thanks for posting that for us all to enjoy!!!!