Shame

Nobody can quite make me feel
As horrible as you do
   Wipe off the look of shock
As if you never had a clue
   Don't pretend you were naive
We both know you always knew
   And no, it wasn't me
My darling, it was you

I've learned to despise
The sound of your voice
While I forgot how to cry
And that I ever had a choice

I've come to expect
Your obnoxious gestures
Though I'm no longer perplexed
By the "why" behind your efforts

The hard and heavy sighs
The slamming of doors
When the child inside you cries
These sounds, I can't ignore

If I pretend not to notice
The moaning starts to echo
So I dry up any bliss
And succumb to your show

If everything I do disgusts you
Your point is carved in stone
In the ceilings walls and corners
That make up our very home

What can I do to stop the bleeding
To shield your judging eyes from seeing
Change your mind and way of thinking
Give my role a whole new meaning

And if your view just won't be changed
Will you please just walk away
With my ego bruised and confidence sprained
I'm afraid that I might stay

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