#assault
You hold me hostage,
Muffling my words,
Your hands choke me,
I can’t breathe.
You force yourself on me,
The weight of you crushing my frail body,
Tears flood my eyes,
No matter how hard I cry and beg you to stop you never do.
You inflict pain on me till I black out,
I lose my vision,
All I can do is obey your orders,
My body weak,
My screams muted.
Your hands bruise my body,
After I have satisfy your needs,
You get up and leave,
Left alone I sit a sobbing mess,
Never to forget.
I scrub my skin raw,
Trying to remove anything you touched,
My skin is no longer mine,
I hate myself for letting you near me.
What if I had of done something different?
Dressed differently?
Never gone near you?
Would things be different?
You sleep in peace all night,
I will never have a solid sleep,
The day is on repeat,
I scream each night away,
The dreams constantly reminding me of the pain you brought.
I will never forget it,
You took away my childhood innocence,
You took away all I was,
You left me with no desire to live.
I think it’s fair to say that the most common themes in music, throughout every decade of music existing as a pop culture commodity, have been lust and heartbreak. These are two of the most raw and relatable human emotions, leading to their frequent expression through artistic mediums. Often in music, these emotions are taken to their extremes when expressed, and become expressions of dark…
