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Battered Love
So broken, yet so bound
Being torn between the two
Letting go of the pain, or letting go of you
I tried to listen to others, When they said just let it be
But my heart refused to not love you
And I couldn’t be set free
But maybe you didn’t know how to show love
Or just didn’t know what it meant
Because your eyes showed hatred
And didn’t show you content
But I knew you loved me inside
So why should it matter
Even if my body did look different
From the before, To the after
Maybe it was because of that night
Oh how it was so dark and cold
Maybe if I listened to others
This story wouldn’t have to be told
I knew that you were mad that night
And I should have let you leave
But something in my heart said no don’t go, Just come stay here with me
So I pulled against your arms
Because I wanted you to stay
Even as the blood ran from my cheek
I still pulled anyways
I still pulled toward your body, As mine turned black and blue
I knew your hands had a mind of their own
Because I knew it wasn’t you
I knew those loving eyes of yours
Couldn’t be filled with blood and rage
I knew I was imagining things that it was facade
But as I screamed I loved you
And tears ran from my eyes
Numbness fell over my body
And darkness came as a surprise
I felt paralyzed within myself
As you pulled my air from me
Your hands at my throat
Your heart not within my reach
But I heard your voice call to me
As I slowly slipped away
I heard your heart beat for me
Wanting me to stay
But I couldn’t feel myself
As I tried to reach to you
With blood upon my face
My body black and blue
So now I lay in the dirt
As you still walk above me
But I won’t shed a tear for you
Because I know one day you’ll learn to love me
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