no one there

Hitting.
Yelling.
Ears always ringing.
"Just leave me alone!"
She yells into her arms
cradled around her face.
Hiding away,
In a corner
Of her dark room
She wishes she could be alone.
With no one there
To make her weak.
No one there
To interrupt the quiet sniffles
As she let's herself go.
No one there.
No one there.

Arguing.
Throwing.
Picture frames breaking.
"Just leave me alone!"
She cries into her hands
Cupped around her face.
Hiding away
In a corner
Of her dark room
From the threatening hands outside.
She wishes she could be alone.
With no one there
To bruise her cheek.
With no one there
To interrupt the peace
As she let's herself go.
No one there.
No one there.