He gave excuses
for his disrespect
his silence
which went too deep
and left dried blood and pain.

He heard her voice and her words,
didn't he?
She heard what he told her to do.
She should
understand his ways
just ***** a smile
and bury the pain
because of course
she doesn't deserve to feel this way.

But only she understands,
simmering insane.
Her need for respect
he devised as weakness.

Recreate a world
where his silence is his weakness
and where demanding respect
and the words of emotion
are heard as strength.