Hush Woman

“Oh, dear woman.
Hush now!
Stop your silly flood of tears.”
When he speaks, his words are floating
On a wind of fridged air.
He dives, fully armed into your ocean of
Whirling fears.
He pours salt onto your open wounds,
He enjoys the scent of your pain.
When you confront his shameless cruelty,
He tells you,” that you’re insane.”
All you can do is, shut down.
Hide within the confines of your delicate mind.
Searching once again, for a sense of self worth
A reason to carry on, you pray that you’ll find.