Babe, the way you make me feel is unbelievable, inconceivable
You go out of your way and the things you say
It keeps me weak and so
I don’t deserve the things you do to me
Your touch is suffocating baby truly
The way you pull my hair and nail me to the wall – BUT
“Shhh, you’re gonna wake the neighbors”
Your hand over my mouth to muffle my screams
Ask if I want more as we wrestle to the floor
This kind of thing only happens in dreams – OR
Better yet nightmares
But I can’t wake up from you
Or walk away from you
You swear it won’t happen again
While I try to ignore the black and blue marks on my skin
Searching for the man I thought I knew before this stranger walked in
A man who never raised his voice now that I recall
But with eyes swollen shut behind dark frames
I can’t see you
At all