Betray

You yell
I flinch
I try to be
Stoic and still
But my eyes betray me
Fear
Yet still, you hug me
And somehow I find
You are my safety

I’m left confused, dismayed
It’s true you say you love me
But your words are betrayed
I can see it in your eyes
Vacancy
It’s then I know
Your truth is full of lies

We laugh
Pretending is a game
Block it out, forget the past
No little girl has lost her name
Everything is fine
But my hands betray me
Trembling
But you’ll never see
Because I smile and say
I’m fine