they say "i love you" and then shove a table into my gut,364Please respect copyright.PENANANeTNXAjrKC
all in the same breath with no hesitation.364Please respect copyright.PENANAO4m0npxlup
they apologize two hours twenty-three minutes later364Please respect copyright.PENANAmfPbX8L7We
but no "sorry" will ever hide the bruising.364Please respect copyright.PENANAhZMBKsfB6H
364Please respect copyright.PENANAAJPfyfGnZ1
they repeat the same mantra over and over,364Please respect copyright.PENANAsL0IE57prV
sounding like a broken record of "sorry"s and "i love you"s364Please respect copyright.PENANAyVveIXkNI3
but in the end they still withhold dinner,364Please respect copyright.PENANATxMeqEPT80
dangling it above my head like a cat does to a mouse.364Please respect copyright.PENANA3whnsSES5M
364Please respect copyright.PENANAejmQJhyJGl
and they wonder, two years later, why i scarf down meals364Please respect copyright.PENANAp6eIKaRIoI
with all the grace of a rabid animal who hasn't seen food in months.364Please respect copyright.PENANAkRcLZdPRb8
and they wonder why my hands shake and i flinch364Please respect copyright.PENANA38AYqtBOYL
every time they shout, shoulders hunched in like i can fold myself over.364Please respect copyright.PENANARfhv6HfYuk
364Please respect copyright.PENANAwH2QIzCFgj
bruises litter my skin, part of it from running into walls and desks,364Please respect copyright.PENANAUYAasL3mSb
but part of it is from running from bitter faces and angry hands.364Please respect copyright.PENANAagDobZR8mu
my skin is marked, iron-tipped nails ripping into flesh for relief364Please respect copyright.PENANAok4DoXWxqu
and blaming the left behind scratches on the dog.364Please respect copyright.PENANALBI9We8JSv
364Please respect copyright.PENANAge5Nm7yoPl
they call it "dermatillomania" and "picker's syndrome",364Please respect copyright.PENANAFpiVW4fUZ0
said it was all mental and to just stop364Please respect copyright.PENANAa3ydV9FX5t
but it was habits formed out of pent up364Please respect copyright.PENANADnOwHIUCZa
frustration and stress and sheer disbelief at the disregard they had for their own daughter's life.364Please respect copyright.PENANA1AQ7n8Uor7
364Please respect copyright.PENANASJugNBudmj
they said it was all in my mind,364Please respect copyright.PENANABa6JuTuvSF
the anxiety, the stress.364Please respect copyright.PENANA6lvMKYNq1g
that i had a happy, loving family364Please respect copyright.PENANAlHydTYl5ls
and i was perfectly fine.364Please respect copyright.PENANAHt4yvomlMF
364Please respect copyright.PENANAkK9HgPlT0G
i'm not.364Please respect copyright.PENANAei5UgnmTWi
i'm drowning in my own blood364Please respect copyright.PENANAsloKwMQcKT
and choking on my tongue364Please respect copyright.PENANAjR0Z6Qi4UU
when i try to say so.364Please respect copyright.PENANA2LlDNC4Y4B
364Please respect copyright.PENANATCKx4pNwAK
...364Please respect copyright.PENANAY6p9QCDKlW
364Please respect copyright.PENANAgPmtHgxWs7
(it's all in my mind.364Please respect copyright.PENANA68Y5xT2ysK
every last drop of anxiety,364Please respect copyright.PENANABMM4rnaZXg
i have a happy, loving family.364Please respect copyright.PENANAuLIIDP2djY
i'm perfectly fine.)364Please respect copyright.PENANAcE91JiaI3a