She has ears that can hear you snicker

The sound of silence resonates in a frequency that her soul hears

Draining her life force slowly

Painfully

With every breath

Inhaling the toxicity of their words

Exhaling her happiness

Watching it slip through her fingers

Like a ribbon falling through the cracks of an unstable foundation

Leaving her void

Tears trapped behind eyes that are too tired to cry

She sleeps with eyes still awake

Waiting for something to change

Hoping it comes

Before her body breaks

Painting the room in brilliant crimson

And her mind in black