My eyes are open, but everything's blurred <br />I hear the screams, but can't believe they're mine <br />See the blood and bruises, but feel nothing <br />Everything once familiar now twisted, strange <br />The faces I've loved now masks of hate <br />They smile, enjoying the show <br />To them, all my pain and rage, an act <br />They expect me to take the abuse <br />I always have before <br />Expect me to back down, to bow <br />To cower, meek and frightened <br />But I've stopped listening, believing the lies <br />They haven't changed, but I've seen the light<br /><br />Joyce Rugg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/awake-59/
