All I ever asked for in you was a friend,
Someone who would listen and be sympathetic.
Nothing more.
Nothing less.
All I ever asked for in you was honesty,
Someone who would call out my faults and my accomplishments.
Nothing more.
Nothing less.
All you ever asked for in me was so much more.
You made my breath rise and fall.
You made my body tense and relax.
That was not all.
Never knowing what you'd do next,
I grew afraid.
Of you.
Of your temper.
All you ever called me was degrading
Bitch, whor, slut,
Became my nicknames,
And my real names.
My nightmares became reality.
My dreams floated away.
Never to return,
The day left me to your hand.
Now where once stood my smiling face,
Only tears, scars, and bruises remain.
Nothing more
Nothing less.