Coercing or leaving

Shutting down and punishing 

Running from rooms, defending

Withholding, justifying



These versions of violence

Sometimes subtle sometimes clear

And the ones that go unnoticed

Still leave their mark once disappeared



Diagnosing, analyzing

Unsolicited advice

Explaining and controlling, 

Judging opining and meddling



These versions of violence

Sometimes subtle sometimes clear

And the ones that go unnoticed

Still leave their mark once disappeared



This labeling

This pointing

this sensitive's unraveling

This sting I've been ignoring

I feel it way down way down



These versions of violence

Sometimes subtle sometimes clear

And the ones that go unnoticed

Still leave their mark once disappeared