Consumed

She hurts, it consumes her

She misses the way things were

When she wasn’t so vulnerable and weak

The words refuse to come out, she can’t speak.

They are caught in the back of her throat

But in her head they seem to float

In her eyes you can see her pain

The feelings that seem to remain

Despite her trying to make them leave

She’s close to begging, “just please”

Please make them go away

They are going to kill me if they stay

I just want to be free

I want you to leave me be