This is not my situation but it is the situation for many.  Help stop abuse by listening with not only your ears but your eyes and your heart.  If you only listen with your ears you are missing more than half of the story.

You etch your love into me
With a million tongues
Made of razor blades
You mark me
With your expertise
Slow and precise
You cut me just right

You burn your love into me
Scorch me so deep
I’ll always feel
Your flame
Licking my insides
Shredding my heart
With every single beat

You abuse your love into me
Crisscross patterns
Proof of your web
Woven across my body
And tattooed forever
Your best work of art
The landscape of me