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Just stop.

Stop commenting on my body

as if it’s still a part of you.

Stop telling me the things I can’t do

because you never had the chance to.

Stop giving me those eyes

as if I murdered your little princess

as if I chose to have my innocence stolen.

Stop expecting me to be everything you want

because I think it might be killing me.

And please stop drinking

because I know it’s killing you.

Just listen.

Listen to the tears I shed

when you’re passed out

nearly dead.

Listen to my begging

the desperate pleas that you laugh off.

Listen to the way my words catch

when I’m struggling to stand

and you’re hoping I’ll fall.

Just listen to your words

because if the poison you spit is scarring me

I can only imagine what it’s doing to you.

Just look.

Look at what you’ve done to our family,

our lives.

Look at the bruises on my thighs,

the black and blue around my eyes.

Look at how my body has mutilated itself

twisting to fit your image.

Look at the men around you

the ones who deserve that title.

Their smiling faces

their kind hands.

Now look at yourself.

And just think.