Each day I go home terrified
What’s going to happen today
Is he going to be in a good mood
Would bad things happen again tonight
It seems like there’s a new bruise every hour
Would there be any new broken bones
What did I do wrong this time
How am I a screw up now
What happened to him… to us
He used to be so sweet and caring
I was treated like a precious diamond
Things changed and now I’m a target
Stepping into this house sends shivers down me
It’s like standing out in the freezing cold
There he sits waiting for me
I wanna run but I know I can’t
The alcohol sits open on the table already
I absentmindedly
start the normal routine
The feel of his touch makes me sick
I stand strong know I’d feel his lips soon
I turn around to see a fist come flying at me
It burns like hot water on cold skin
Tears start to boil as he continues to swing
One slips and I know that’s the end
He saw and now I’m on the floor
Turning away was unfathomable
Once done he grabbed the bottle off the table
There I lay unmoving and in pain
I struggle to get up falling down a few times
There he comes walking back in and kisses me
Turning me around he kisses my lips
He whispers I’m sorry and I love you like always
I know what he wants and he always gets it
I lay awake at night right next to him
Tears are finally able to slip away from me
I know that I’m stuck here till I die
There’s no way out of this so called home