It left no mark on my face
It left a mark on my mind
He didn't use his fists
He used the right words
You're worthless
You're nothing without me
Distilled poison
From the voice of the one who said
He loved me so much
Gaslighting
They made me doubt what I saw
They made me apologize
For something I didn't do
They rewrote my story
With their dirty hands
And I believed them
Because love also has shackles
Invisible scar
No one sees it, but I know
Invisible scar
It's engraved inside me
There's no band-aid
For what words can destroy
Invisible scar
And the pain is real
I left the relationship
But he still lives inside me
In the voice that belittles me
When I least expected it
In the doubt that paralyzes me
Before every decision
In the fear of being happy
Because I've learned that betrayal hurts
Psychological abuse
Leaves no evidence on paper
But leaves its mark on the nervous system
On the neck
On the ring
That she no longer wears
But her hand still feels the weight
Hell is other people
I know this in my bones
You're crazy
I'm not crazy
You're overreacting
I'm not overreacting
I do this because I love you
That's not love
It's control
I refuse
To believe
That I deserve this
I'm not what you said
I was
I'm not the shadow
You projected
I'm not weak
For having stayed
I'm strong
For having left
The scar is real
But so am I