Their words ricochet around my mind like a bullet
It rips through my soul
Cutting into the deepest parts of me
Shattering my self worth
Shattering my heart
Shattering my stomach
Shattering my love for them
But they continue
Shooting more bullets
Until my heart has so many holes it can no longer beat
But the bullets continue
They hit my backbone
Taking away my confidence
To stand up for myself
And so, I feel nothing.
I am numb.
As if to protect myself from the pain I feel.
But they keep shooting
Shooting their jagged bullets
With sharp edges
To ruin me
They say it is for my benefit
But I've never known there to be any benefit of getting shot
Other than a Unicorn band aid
Band aids,
What I put over the holes
So I don't get affected
But the band aids always fall off
Leaving an open wound
And me searching
Searching to find a fix
A fix for the holes
That leave my body like swiss cheese
Only these holes are invisible
Holes only I can see
So, I sit alone as their words keep turning into bullets beating at my insides
Trying to escape
But words stay with you
