thank you to Diamond4ever and Imbroglio

Sunset, then darkness.
The doors close
To each home,
For every fate.

Strangled by screams,
Unmerciful words
That won't be forgiven
Until morning.

Crawl into bed with him,
Hollow and cold.
Pretend you love him
When he holds you close.

And when he chooses
To tear you apart;
Just lie there quiet,
Don't even shout.

If he knew the place
I go
When he takes me,
Body and soul.
Would he see
The tears I cry?
Would he see
The blood he hides?

The walls are my only friends,
Keeping secrets only I know.
When I lose my mind
They let me go.

When he finally sleeps
I come back from
My world.
Slowly, unsteady,
And still unheard.

The walls whisper
Their truths to me.
Flashbacks haunt me
In my dreams.

When morning comes
I cover up the scene,
Like nothing happened,
As if it was all a bad dream.

The doors open into the world.
Neighbors smile,
But I can barely see
Through this cloud of gray,
This darkness that lives within me.

He's about to head out the door,
Ready for work like every day before.

But today, for the very first time,
He actually takes a look into my eyes.
But he refuses to accept the truth,
So he looks away and nods goodbye.
He can't see me.
No, it's all a lie.