Go away
It burns
Can’t you see
The pain you’re causing me
It’s like listening to music
Without the sound
Your silence kills me
Because I know
I just know
I ****** up again somewhere

Please
Don’t look at me
Your gaze tears away my skin
And it’s all I have left
To hide in
Where I shrink down to nothing
As criticism reigns
You beckon me
With your tantalizing puppets

Stop it
Your words are worse
The equivalent of torture
Go back to being mute
Maybe if I don’t hear you mutter
These cruel reminders
It’ll be okay
I will be okay
But I know I’m wrong

Turn around
And walk away
It’s easier to deal with this
Alone
You’ve abused me enough
So, don’t bother
Breaking me down
Soon there’ll be only dust
Left for you to brush away
As you wait
With a gentle, sickening patience
For the next victim