I’ve been quiet for sometime

Thinking I was protecting myself

Yet I didn’t know 

That I’ve been protecting you, not me

I’ve been watching you

Beating my mother to pulp

Accusing her of cheating 

While you are the one 

Changing women every day

Without her complaining

Threatening her,

Telling her that she can’t break up with you

Telling her that you’re not afraid of police

Telling her that she doesn’t have a place to hide

Because you will find her and kill her

She was afraid to fight back 

Because you have instilled fear in her 

She is afraid of you

Instead of respecting you