around his mouth
his yelling only getting louder
i cover my ears
but he is inside my head

i scream because he can read my thoughts,
thoughts i've never shared
i beg for him to go away
he laughs and tears through my brain
like an earthquake tearing through a city

harming millions of innocent lives
leaving tatters of sealed off memories in its path
ripped and shredded
uncovered and vulnerable,

reopening wounds 
leaving in its place
new scars

and as i bend to clean up his mess
he smiles and laughs,
because he knows that i'd do anything for him
no matter how much it kills me