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The Batterer

Sucking away vitality destroying your soul; His delusions and anger cannot hide what's inside; Vehemence in the face of adversity his demeanor breeds fear Apprehensive, what next? Violence erupts once again Diabolical meanderings, picturing situations untrue; Poisoning the atmosphere, with no thoughts visible to you Twisting fact and fiction, in his mind, is it really true? Jumping from conclusion to conclusion keeping his anger fueled Is it guilt feeding his mind? His conscience troubling him? Accusations stem from nothing! He really has no clue! Shutting down emotionally turning numb thru and thru He keeps the fire rolling, breeding contempt nothing new Running from the fallacy, of what life really means for him; Threats and ultimatums destructive to all on his whim; Forces the confrontation another hell night to live thru Stay awake, or hope and pray he falls asleep before you do? Don't contemplate what harm sleeping may cause for you Only retaliates is there nothing you can do? Screaming although its late it's time to pay your dues Demonstrates there is no debate, saying lies that are untrue; Can anyone relate, to pain once it begins? No way to escape fate, the broken record never ends; Accept now what is, not longing for should have been(s), what was, is not, what is, what a tragic end There never was a what was, its an imagined should have been
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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