shhh youre just dreaming

silently screaming
"shh, you're just dreaming"
invadingviolating
and no one believing
"no one will ever believe you"
he says over and over
like a demented mantraa litany of lies
until my mind fills with self-doubt
and my soul fills with darkness
darkness and pain
he is touching me again
and no where is sacred
my bitter tears streaming
"shh, you're just dreaming"
I silently scream
this is no dream
this is my reality
day in day out
for what he said was right
no one would believe me
a spanking and a reprimand
instead of the protection I sought
“shh you’re just dreaming”
the very same night
day in day out
my reality the stayed the same