My Me

I can’t breathe
Cause you’re choking me
With your so-called love
I can feel your hands around my neck
Your fingers drawing blood from my veins
I never feel angry until I’m with you
I never want to cry until you start to speak
My life grinds to a halt
When you enter the room
And I can’t wait to get away
I can’t stand to be in the same house as you
You don’t listen, you talk
You don’t reason, you order
All I hear from you is how I should be
What I should do
Why what I’m doing or saying is wrong
It’s no wonder I reply with ‘attitude’
If you knew how much you’re eating away
At my heart
At my soul
At my mind
At the one thing I thought you’d never have
My me