Unloved

UNLOVED She longed to be treated as a partner should be Loved, appreciated, valued, respected, supported and cared for Sadly, she can't remember feeling those things Oblivious to her needs, the man whose name she took, now takes her for granted She feels manipulated, chastised, insignificant and unloved Day by day nothing changes They reside under the same roof, but are worlds apart He is always there, but never present She is always there, but never a priority He never asks how her day was, if there's anything he could do for her, or what she needs Oh there are lots of things! She wants to be held and kissed, told she is beautiful and missed And to be treated as a woman should be But instead, every harsh word beats her down Crushing her spirit, breaking her until darkness settles in and steals her light She withdraws And wishes that someone would just love her the way she deserves to be loved