Defense against unwanted emotions fail,
Seeping through her walls seamlessly.
They infect her mind slowly and completely.
She won't admit the looming presence of her demise.

Her stomach burns with heated hatred,
Hungering for revenge against immortal insults.
Every word from his lips sets a knife to her throat,
Rendering any attempt at retaliation useless.

Mocking mirrors won't reflect what she's failed to become.
Through torture, she's learned to need the pain.
Thoughts of desertion pick, prod at a desperate brain.
She will give anything, clinging to the abuse that makes her whole.

Sanity sliced into shards, each blade cutting deeper than last.
Demons pile on her chest, forcing screams from her heart,
The depth of despair increasing with every sharp shriek.
Every pounding thought pours salt in her wounds.

She finally embraces the demons, intertwining weary fingers.
Together they lay the last brick on impenetrable walls.
Defeated acceptable envelops her complete consciousness.
"I've ruined our lives."