You Hurt Me

You Hurt Me

(by Mari Rabadan)

You hurt me, oh, so deeply,

Like a storm I cannot fight.

Just the thought of life without you

Tears me apart inside.

I search through the wreckage

Of the soul you left behind,

And in every shattered corner,

Your ghost begins to rise.

I love you, I need you,

You make me live, but you make me bleed.

Your lips are a sacred haven,

Where my soul and yours would meet.

But the wolf inside your eyes

Tears me down without relief.

You hurt me, you haunt me,

And it’s time… I set me free.

It’s all perfect—when it’s your way,

But your silence builds the walls.

Suddenly, I’m cast to ashes,

With no mercy when I fall.

Your sharp teeth cut through my spirit,

Your rage, a heavy flame,

And fear becomes the silence

That echoes through my name.

I love you, I need you,

You make me live, but you make me bleed.

Your lips are a sacred haven,

Where my soul and yours would meet.

But the wolf inside your eyes

Tears me down without relief.

You hurt me, you haunt me,

And it’s time… I set me free.

Lift me from the shadows,

From the corner you never see.

I cry your name in silence,

But you never come for me.

And in the springs of my spirit,

Where the water runs so clear,

I see now—you are the wolf,

And I must let go of fear.

I love you, I crave you,

But I don’t want to die this way.

Even if it breaks me,

I choose to walk away.

Your kiss is fire and poison,

Your love… my tragedy.

You hurt me, you burned me,

But now… I will be free.

You hurt me…

But fear no longer lives in me