One after another The onslaught is endless Each strike creates another wound My body It's riddled with scars Deep Deep scars Naked before them The ones who offer support But they see no scars Ridiculed they create more Fresh wounds Quickly dismissed Back to my cell In my own prison Tending to my wounds With tears Words of dismay Broken promises And unfulfilled wishes Soon they too Will become scars But it's so easy To open old wounds Sometimes all it takes is