Napowrimo '10: Day 5 :: Ghost in the Hall

[writerholic]

 I missed days Three and Four due to my husband being sick, but hopefully I'll get some extras posted soon!

Violence and fear
Loathing and hate
A small trapped animal
Lying in wait

Each blow is struck
Each blow is pain
Vengeance is certain
Blood is a stain

His words are poison
His words are agony
Can't listen, can't hear
Just want to be free

Can't take anymore
Can't take this life
He drinks and he rages
Causing eternal strife

Won't live this way
Won't live at all
He beats and he kicks
Until barely I crawl

Blood stains the wall
Blood stains the floor
I tried to leave
I couldn't take anymore

I couldn't believe it
I couldn't draw breath
Never thought that our love
Would have ended in death

I see so clearly
I see so much
No life worth living
Without love's sweet touch

Death comes so easily
Death comes so quick
It came at his hands
It makes me feel sick

I no longer see him
I no longer care
He'll live life without me
As if I were never there

The ghost in the mirror
The ghost in the hall
Will anyone miss me?
Or remember me at all?

Originally posted at Writerholic's Anonymous, my writing blog.