A Day in the Life of Me

You took my love, like a thief in the night

Snatched up my care, dimmed all my light

My trust, you shattered it into dust

My patience, worn thin and turned to rust

I gave freely to you, where did I go wrong?

I saw your pain, the hurt you tried to hide

Thought I could fix it, if only I tried.

Bitch you called me, the stinging name

The unloved feelings, a burning flame

You twisted my love, like a cruel, cold game

And your hurt became my endless shame

I swallowed it down, every single blow

Believing, there was a way to grow.

Blocking my exit, a cage of your rage

Yelling in my face, turning a new page

Denying my feeling, like they weren’t true

Isolating me, from the people I knew

My world, you fractured, into shards of doubt

Made me believe, it’s my fault, with a shout

That I was the selfish one, the one to blame

A child in your eyes, playing a childish game.

And after a while, I believed the lies

That was the reason, behind all the cries

I tried so hard, to make the pain cease

Your words like daggers, stole all my peace.

I tried to silence, the voices in my head

A handful of pills, laid out on the bed

Your words carved deep, into my skin

A hallow echo, of the war within

I thought if I just, closed my eyes so tight

Maybe, just, I could escape the night.

-Marcia McAvoy 2025