You glare at me

with evil in your eyes

like a puma ready to attack

only you don't physically hurt me

You throw mean words out like punches

one blow

two blow

I cry for you to stop

your words go around in circles in my brain

suddenly I am dizzy

three blow

four blow

my knees have given out 

I cradle my head into my knees.

as if I am a child throwing a tantrum

five blow

six blow

I feel as though I am being suffocated

your words tie around my neck

choking me

seven blow

eight blow

you yell at me: "Fight back, defend yourself!"

my bones feel like jello and I am trapped

your laugh causes my body to shiver

"Why won't you fight back?" you say

nine blow

I clench my teeth

pushing you away

you fall down, I rise

"Who's all mighty now," you say.

ten blow

but when I look up

no one is there

it is only me

staring back in the mirror

eleven blow

knockout