Battered

The black circle that surrounds my eye Is the reason why at night I cry My partner hits me ever so hard While calling me a “stupid” and a “frigging retard” What on Earth have I done to deserve this? Every punch, he doesn’t ever miss I thought it was love when we first met But now I realise he’s a potential life threat The smile I’ve pasted upon my face Trying to bury my feelings deep down some place But I’m getting so tired of pretending I just want a Happy Ending His fists are the size of my head And his dark eyes fill me with dread His veins that bulge on his neck He has made me a nervous wreck I’ve never felt so much hate before It’s eating me inside, right to my core I wish him dead, I honestly do For all the torment he’s put me through He reeks of alcohol and stale cigarettes A crutch he uses so he forgets His latest outburst of violence That left me on the floor praying in silence Can anyone out there hear me? Help me, this is my final plea God where are you why don’t you listen? I scream this as the tears that roll down my face glisten. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ©copyright Juanita Torr ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~