I Am The Secret

You come home late,
party with the girls,
there's one light burning in your home.
"You little slut. Where have you been"
I'm the silence on your tongue.
No explanation can stop the storm.
"Fucking around with someone else?"
His hand crushes your throat.
I'm the picture on the wall.
Silent smilng witness.
The wall against your back,
his partner in crime.
"You will never leave me."
The smell of smoke, sweat, stale obsession.
I'm the tears in your eyes.
"Say it. Say you love me."
I'm the silence.
His slap on your cheek.
Despite everything,
I'm the love in your heart.