My lips
My cheeks
My mouth
My face
A macabre imitation
Of a smile
He cut my mouth
From ear to ear
Because I didn't smile
He doesn't like it
When I don't smile
Now I always smile
He hits me until I start
Coughing up blood
Because I didn't laugh
He doesn't like it
When I don't laugh
Now I always laugh
He ripped my vocal chords
Out of my throat
Because I used to scream
He likes it
When I scream
But, he likes it more
When I choke and cry
I do too
I feel no pain now
Only happiness
From him
And laughter
From me
Laughing in the dark
At me
Life's a joke now
And I love laughing
Help me