~ willow ~

You smirk down at the girl,
She thinks she’s so strong,
But you know just how to crack her veneer,
Smudge glistening tears clear across her face,
The slap of your hand silences her lips.

Push and menace and hold her down,
Not til she breaks only til she’s close,
It’s sick how she accepts your hand around her throat,
You reward her with coldness at most,
But the bite of your tongue makes her smaller.


And even when she cries,
You can’t bring yourself to comfort her,
And you know how you damage when you don’t,
But she still comes back,
And tries to crack your veneer,
Hoping you’ll fix what has been lost.