Why must family hurt one another with dreadful words building up anger and resentment as each day goes by. Breaking down each other still they can no longer feel any love in fear of it being squashed and thrown aside met with only hateful remarks bye and bye. Yet these people are told to hide away in order not to inflict pain on the person who caused them the endless torment. For they are family and so they get a free pass as many would say but they have gone astray for what the family do often hurt more even without a blow. Even children who are often cast aside experience this pain and they can not getaway for what're they to do with the parents always lurking around the corner? If it's only verbal they're often belittled children and adults alike for words don't hurt as much as stones some fools would say when in reality words can cut deeper then any wound and last much longer. Even when people of power bother to care often times the options are few some would just shoo you
I was deluded, I couldn’t see the truth
How you were hurting me, Tearing me apart.
I was in love with you,
And at the time, I was in a dark place
And you were supportive at the start
But I was deluded
Blinded
Weeks passed before you showed your true colours,
Anger and aggression
And you took it out on me
To you I was just a slave, your bitch
Someone you could have sex with whenever.
You cheated, you lied and you hurt me
Outside the bruises have gone away,
But inside, they won’t disappear.
I’ll forever have the memory
Of your beatings followed by sex
But now who’s behind bars?
Not me, that’s for sure
Maybe befo