Every word that leaves your lips
Pierces my heart
Like a sharp needle
Pricking with every touch
Bruising my soul
Stealing my zest
My spirit of living
You take it away
These words may be lies
They might possibly be true
Nonetheless they sting
Like chlorine on the naked eyes
In the pool on a summer's day
Pain
Grief
Sorrow
All these with just a few words
But from your lips
They mean the world to me
Powerful
Manipulative
Noxious
That's what you are
And you love it.