say it like it is

Abuse
interesting fucking word
isn't it

You roll it around your mouth
when you're angry
spit it in my face
like you understand
what it means

Like me saying you're
out of line
is inappropriate
because truth
has no place
in your self righteous anger
that started  before
the arse crack of dawn

And sometimes we feel like
reruns of my childhood
when the weight of the world
turns us into people
we don't want to be

But I'm definitely not my mother
passive and aggressive
in all the wrong moments
and you're definitely not my father
though I've seen the monster
in your soul

I just hate when you play
the victim in a scenario
when there are no victims
or perpetrators
just two stressed out adults

Abuse
interesting fucking word
isn't it

You roll it around your mouth
like you know what it means
when what you're really saying
is you don't like me
calling you out on your bullishit today

And I won't be gaslit into silence
with your emotional immaturity