Anger

You crawl into my skin Like a fly Letting your maggots poison me with fury You blame me For every mistake that wasn’t mine For every answer you got wrong You’re my own blood You’ve abused me in a million ways, And you’ve tortured me a thousand times more When I tried to tell the truth So tear out my hair Kill me I was a mistake wasn’t I? You call it love. Perhaps you rectify it for the pain I put your through when I was born. Perhaps that’s how they brought you up Perhaps I shouldn’t complain You never believed me have you? I knew you wouldn’t. Your own daughter you tossed aside. I am a girl after all. What social standing do I have? Lock me in a room. Throw away the key. Marry me to a stranger. Your idea of honour and pride. After all everyone thinks we’re a happy family.