Parents

My mom and her boyfriend

Disregard my truths and label them as lies

Just because you don't want to believe it

Every time you scream a little part of me dies

Just because you're supposed to be the one who revives it

Don't preach about what's best for me

When you're the one who's letting him stay

Don't give me another apology

Just tell me when he will go away

But the answer is never

Not until the day he dies

And that seems like forever

Don't let him back in the next time he lies

Please Mommy, he hits me

Kicks me when I'm down on the ground

Please Mommy, he hates me

Says mean things when you're not around

He blames us for everything

What did I ever do?

Please Mommy do something

Inside I'm all black and blue

Mommy I get it now

You love him and you hate me

Mommy I get it now

If you loved me you wouldn't be too blind to see

Mommy I'm broken now

It's okay I've gotten used to the violence 

I've learned to block it out

Yet still there's never silence