Self destruction The two words struck through me like overwhelming bursts of electricity Electrocuting every atom of my being until all I saw was you You didn’t think about me that night You didn’t think about how your actions would affect me You did, however, think about yourself You thought about yourself when you drank until you couldn’t stand You thought about yourself when you took the pills on your countertop You thought about yourself when you forced me to drink more than I wanted You thought about yourself when you took advantage of my weakness You thought about yourself when you took advantage of me You didn’t think about me You didn’t think about me at all that night You didn’t think about me when you scarred every piece of my soul You didn’t think about me as my tears stained your sheets You didn’t think about me that morning when I looked at you I looked at you, but you didn’t see me Did you ever see me Because all I see now is you Taking advantage of me