"I'm sorry, forgive me" "I'll never raise my hand at you I swear" "I love you"
These bruises on my face that I tried to conceal are finally Wearing me Not all the make-up in the World can beautify the tallies Of your anger that adorn my Skin
Your heart beats anger And it courses through your veins Pulps of blood I tried To hide with layers of clothes Have finally stained And I can't lie anymore
You call this love? Is love the purple bruises Plastered across my pale skin That have been left behind By the velvety hands I used To yearn for?
You love me It's okay I should not be afraid You were just blowing Off steam You love me
I've been swimming in this Pool of denial long enough To know that I can't really Swim, I'm drowning And my feet are firmly Fixed on the ground
I am afraid of The monsters lurking Behind the iris of your pupil The demons that lurk Behind your shadows
I haven't seen my mother In a few months I'm scared she'll see behind The facade I put on She'll tell me "Baby, you need to leave" And I don't want to leave He doesn't want me to leave
My head has been banged Across the kitchen walls More than it has been raised These walls have been repainted Repainted, and repainted My scalp has been snatched More times that I've cared to Admit
I'm ashamed to say I've traded parts of me For shambles of trust, A lot of bruises, Rough ***, Infatuation, And called it love
Was watching this story about DV and was just inspired