Undercover Abuser

by Olivia Meyers

Questioning if anyone cares 
can they really see your tears 
Not knowing anymore who's the oppressor 
the pain inside starts to pressure 
The disstress on your face will begin showing 
unknowing next where your life will be going 
Your thoughts become vexed 
as the abuse becomes more perplexed 
You begin to feel as if your head's in a noose 
as you're forced to become a recluse 
Not knowing anymore what is real 
as the abuser to others attempts to look more ideal 
You try to fight back by becoming more contempt 
but he believes the basic morals to him are exempt 
He portrays to himself to be a god 
as he expects others to stand aside and be awed 
His remarks to family are always snide 
whenever views start to collide 
It doesn't matter what you do he'll always accuse 
just for a reason to leave a bruise 
They'll do what it takes to keep you secluded 
and in decisions you're never included 
They'll do whatever they can to beat you down 
as long as others aren't around 
Whatever you do it's always wrong 
scars become lifelong 
Your walls start to crumble 
as you get used to the never ending struggle 
Your foundation of security starts to crack 
as you're strained from another smack 
In the house you've been contained 
left to feel very drained 
You no longer know who is this louse 
you once believed you would call your spouse 
He too, when you met in the beginning wore the veil 
to guide you along his secret rail 
He put on his charm 
not to raise your alarm 
He places other people in a haze 
covers his true self and loves to take praise 
He sits in public with a disguise 
while his plans he continues to revise 
He puts on a good front to keep from discover 
that what he shows to them is undercover 
This abuser, he is a coward 
uses maltreatment just to feel more empowered

***The End***