How I feel

Repressed 
Like I'm tied down

Suffocated 
Like your hands are on my throat 

Anxious 
Like the other shoe is going to drop 

Alone 
Like nobody is really listening 

Claustrophobic 
Like these walls are closing in

Anticipatory
Like any second it'll all come apart 
 
Horrified
Like I should recoil from you when you do this
 
Ashamed 
Like I'm wrong for still loving you

Weak
Like I don't have the strength of mind to just leave 

Dilapidated
Like a building collapsing into rubble and dust

Cowardly 
Like I should have stood up to you, even if I only did once.
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