They punish her in their silent ways.
After she has spoken up,
After she is exhausted.
The ones she loves most.
Unapologetically,
Indirectly
Forgetting.
She is soft to them,
She is weak.
She knows she has been taken advantage of,
Manipulation in their pious suffering
Pulling at her heart.
She bends,
She sways.
To be there when the weight is so heavy
On her.
She moves ever so slowly.
They know
She has yet to speak and then
It leaves her mind as to why;
She cries.
She cannot be who they think she should be in
Their false strength
And the lights go out.
Chole Into Diamonds 