When I'm happy
He's always there
But when I'm sad
He goes away somewhere
When I speak in a joyous way
He will listen and talk all day
But when I speak about my sadness
He shuts off, driving me to madness
When I try to explain how this hurts me
He even further ignores me
Then when I cry about this pain
He steps back even further away
He might show up some time late after
With his excuses and attempts at laughter
But I won't laugh, or even smile
Because this pain lasts such a long while
I will just try to say
How he hurt me by running away
But he won't listen, as he does it again
Running away from my emotion
So to him, I plea and plea
Just to be treated respectfully
Just to be treated like he values me
Just to be treated like my feelings matter
Just to be treated with empathy, not laughter
For one who laughs at others' pain
Uses others' suffering to their own gain
And all the mean boys who makes girls weep
Are mirror reflections of him and how he treats me
Sep 11, 2018
Sep 11, 2018 at 4:02 PM UTC
When I'm happy
He's always there
But when I'm sad
He goes away somewhere
When I speak in a joyous way
He will listen and talk all day
But when I speak about my sadness
He shuts off, driving me to madness
When I try to explain how this hurts me
He even further ignores me
Then when I cry about this pain
He steps back even further away
He might show up some time late after
With his excuses and attempts at laughter
But I won't laugh, or even smile
Because this pain lasts such a long while
I will just try to say
How he hurt me by running away
But he won't listen, as he does it again
Running away from my emotion
So to him, I plea and plea
Just to be treated respectfully
Just to be treated like he values me
Just to be treated like my feelings matter
Just to be treated with empathy, not laughter
For one who laughs at others' pain
Uses others' suffering to their own gain
And all the mean boys who makes girls weep
Are mirror reflections of him and how he treats me
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