He's like a hawk
Constantly watching for where I fail
He lies in wait like a panther
Ambushing me
Waiting until I show my weak spot
He tears me down with his words
And ridicules me when I cry
His words are like a blunt knife
Always trying to get under my skin
He's a narcissist
But I like to call him a soul drainer
He never sees from any perspective but his own
He can't see, he's blind
And the worst part is
His blindness is permanent
And contagious
I'd like to say I'm immune
That I'm strong
That I don't care about what one single person says or does to me
But I'm only human
Young and weak
Truly, the deepest wounds aren't physical
And what hurts more than when he hurts me
Is when he hurts my momma
She has learned to cope
But I am still learning
For a wound to heal, you need to stop picking at it
But I can't seem to escape from the soul drainer long enough to really heal
He used to be my dad.
Now he's just my father.