I saw them together,
Hand in hand,
Smiles on their faces,
One was real,
The other fake.
The girl had bruises,
Covering her arms,
A black eye,
And a cut across her chin.
She wore that fake smile,
While she held her victims hand,
Her eyes looked into mine,
Which screamed for help.

"Please don't cry" I say to him
as tears fill his eyes,
His heart s
                   i
                    n
                       k
                         s
To his stomach,
While his mind
Breaks down with
The thoughts
That are caged inside his mind,
There is nothing I can do
But watch this beautiful boy cry.

The monster consumes me,
Whole,
Traveling through my system,
Rushing through my blood stream,
It ties me down,
Denying to let me go,
Unless I surrender to it,
Obey to its every command,
When it's gone,
I know that it is near by,
Mocking me,
Whispering that it will be back soon.