They argued, they fought, they yelled

One roared, one shrieked

Screeched like the siren that

Wailed a warning inside my head.

Both were fuming

Spewing acid and hate

"You mislead me!"

"I should've married someone else instead!"

They didn't notice the lone figure

Listening on the other side of the door

Helpless. Horrified.

Wondering if the hundredth time was the end.

I was petrified like stone

And utterly paralyzed

After those tumultuous days

I was never the same again.