Cruelty

Cruelty is all around us.

Harsh words sting worse than hits.

Bruises form on skin and bones.

Scars left behind edged into our hearts.

There is a form of cruelty and abuse

Everyone faces in the end.

A verbal remark or an actual slap.

What hurts the most is when you keep it inside.

Hiding the hurt from the ones that care.

Giving trust is hard to do,

When everyone around you doesn't trust either.

Cruelty and abuse can feel suffocating

If you let it take control.

We all have the power to stand up and stop it.

But do any of us really do anything about it?

Some hide everything inside until it boils out.

Some show their pain and stay closed off from friends.

Cruelty is all around us.

Stand up to stop it.