All By Heart

We become numb
We become hard
That’s human
We become cruel
Tearing the uniforms off our abusers
Even unmoved
Cover our eyes
When we refuse to see
What we know by heart
Every scar
Every lash delivered
All by heart
Word for word
A part of you remembers

We become mute
Protecting ourselves from cruelty
Biting our tongues
A moment to scream out from the roofs if ever

We know by heart
Every scar
Every lash delivered
All by heart
Verse by verse
Some part of you remembers

In our memories
We seek to find some meaning in the past
But do not think, for once
That grief is buried in the grass

All by heart
We know by heart
Every scar
All by heart
And every lash delivered
All by heart
We know by heart
Every scar
Every lash delivered
All by heart
We know by heart
All by heart
We know by heart
All by heart