When your body feels foreign and abandoned When your hands are shaking more than the soil before an earthquake occurs When your words seem to only grow louder but never have more meaning added to them They are only adding fuel to this fire that never should have started in the first place, there was not much to do after it started Just watch it burn, feel it pierce your skin When he yells, when he hits, when he yells more Do not let it dismay you Wipe the blood from your face, do not cry There is no use in showing more weakness to this man This man who claims to love you will tower over you Holding you hostage, peeling off your innocence Do not scream, do not alert the neighbors Everything will be alright just wait until this is over Let the silence resonate in your ears Do not flinch when he yells again for he will only feel more superior Do not fight for yourself after it all because you know he loves you Deep down it is not just anger You swear deep down he's a good guy