The Burden of You.

From your mouth to my mouth — the hurt you speak, I repeat

Repeat, repeat, repeat over in my mind until your hurtful words become my truth.

From your teeth to my eyes — the anger you spit blinds me

I don’t see you for what you are;

I no longer see me for who I am.

From your tongue to my skin — the hiss of hatred slices my body

The sharp edge, the pressure against the pale canvas

Your hatred transforming into a crimson path

The blame, the shame, the guilt — all that you should bear,

All that you have caused is placed upon my shoulders

You take away the value, the worth, the love — but the weight remains.

Your truth embedded in my mind,

Your twisted vision of who I should be,

The scars on my skin,

Bear the burden of you.