Domestic

You take I give
You speak I listen
You call I answer
Your bad am good
Your drunk am dry
You lunge I hide
You laugh I cry  
You hurt I bleed
You hit I plead
Your fist my face
You stay I leave
You crawl I grieve  
Your sorry am not
Your sad am fine
Your loss not mine

Written by M. BURTON
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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