Beaten

Standing in the middle

Who will get me first?

I can’t anticipate this one.

I can’t defend myself anymore.

My armor is shattered

Gone

I am exposed

One hit

And I’m down

Another hit

I fall back

I lay there as taking their blows

I can’t see

I can’t breathe 

My ears are ringing

I am bleeding

Crying

Pleading for mercy

It’s quiet now

But for how long?

Round 2 will be coming soon

At a Loss

*Language and Trigger warning*

I stand there with a shovel looking down at the dirt

“Start digging!”

He pushes me forward

I start digging

I hear them talking

Laughing at me

I keep digging 

The sweat starts to form on my brow

It’s hot

I stop for a moment

“I said dig, bitch”

One of them kicks the back of my knee

I drop the shovel

I fall to my knees

My hands catch me

“Get up!”

I push myself back up

Grab the shovel

Keep digging

Don’t make them mad.

“Turn around”

I turn to face them

Shovel in hand 

Ready to defend myself

It’s too easy 

The shovel ripped away from me

One of them rips part of my dress away

Bare feet in the soil

I cover myself

“Pathetic.”

“Worthless.”

“You are nothing.”

One of them shoves me

I land on my back

Knocking the wind out of me

I lay there staring up at them

They’re laughing at me

I struggle to sit up

I can’t climb out 

I lie back down 

This is where I’m left 

This is where I’ll stay 

Slipping

I’m numb

So numb that my vision blurs

I can’t cry

But tears are streaming down my face

Breathe in

As the blade pushes against my skin

Breathe out as it slides across my skin

All the past abuse has me so damaged

I keep messing up in my relationship

Breathe in

As the blade pushes against my skin

Breathe out as it slides across my skin

I see the pain I cause

No matter what I do

I can’t seem to fix it

I’m a coward 

I’m worthless

Not worth the space I take up

Breathe in

As the blade pushes against my skin

Breathe out as it slides across my skin

I’m not worth being with

I’m not deserving of love

I hate myself

I hate what I am

I try to change 

But

Seems as if I’m ever failing

Breathe in

As the blade pushes against my skin

Breathe out as it slides across my skin

I’m slipping

Losing my grip

Breathe in

As the blade pushes against my skin

Breathe out as it slides across my skin

What I Need

*Trigger Warning*

I can hear it. I can hear it screaming deep within. I feel it. I feel it clawing at my insides, trying to surface. I feel my skin itching and crawling. Something in me aching. Something in me needing. The usual relief doesn’t help. The candle wax dripping and running over my skin doesn’t quiet it. Doesn’t seem to even scathe it. I know what I need. I think it’ll quiet it. I need you dominating me, putting me in my place. Make me quit thinking. Shut my mind off. Your hand wrapped around my throat just right sending me into that euphoric place where I seem to float. There’s just you and me there. I need you to hold me in place as it crawls back within and silences once again. When it quiets, your hand stays there before slowly easing up to bring me back from the happy place. When you let go, I’ll be back. Your eyes still locked in a stare with mine. Your eyes and voice coaxing me back to reality. Breathing is now easier. Thinking is now easier. All of it will seem easier until the next time it decides to creep back out. Then the whole process will begin again. My euphoric place where all I see is you and feel you holding me still. It’ll be a sweet release.