Outside their home they’re perfect

Charming, tender, and caring.

Behind those closed doors

They are the monsters who wait for you.

The touching, the bruising, the black eyes, and cursing

How much is ever enough?

Patterns of violence, threats for compliance

Mingle with lies and shouts.

You are not worthy of any affection.

You are not worthy at all.

The scars on this body

Are proof that you failed me.

You are not worthy at all.

Don’t believe them, don’t believe.

I’m breaking the cycle; I may stagger and stumble.

But I will stand on my own.

The face looking back, it just can’t be my own.

Have I lost all that I’ve known?

The screaming, the insults, the fear, and the worry

How much is ever enough?

Patterns of violence, threats for compliance

No, they won’t work anymore.

Don’t believe them, don’t believe.

No!

You are not worthy of any affection.

You are not worthy at all.

The scars on this body

Are proof that you failed me.

You are not worthy at all.

Don’t believe them, don’t believe!

Patterns of violence and threats for compliance

No, they won’t work anymore!