I believe you

You kiss your knuckles

Before you punch me in the face

You tell me it's a kiss

And i believe you

You slice open my skin

With your fingernails

You tell me it's an accident

And i believe you

You break my heart 

with your words

But you tell me you love me

And i believe you 

Reviews

[Kate]

I like this. The simple phrase "and I believe you" repeated at the end of each verse speaks volumes. We believe because we want to believe and we want to believe because we want to be loved. The moment we stop believing we have to admit that someone has stopped loving us.

It's a sad poem but beautifully crafted. Not as harsh as those about domestic abuse can be but perhaps more powerful because of that?

Thank you for sharing this.

[Duckey]

Oh thank you so much. You got exactly what i was trying to put out there which is very refreshing, so thankyou. You're very kind