Little words

Simple gestures

Side eyed looks

Suck it up

Pretend it doesn’t exist

Look the other way

Harsh criticism

Slammed doors

Indifference

Become numb to it

Put your headphones in

Acceptance

Holes in walls

Bruised skin

Hollowed cheeks

Flinch away fast enough

Tear stained pillowcases

Protruding rib cages

Empty eyes

Deathly hands on my neck

Screaming echoing

Dirt packed all around me

Quiet and lonely

Slow and deadly