What kind of man lays his hand on a woman?

He lays his hands on the woman he loves and calls her "angel" and "baby" yet shows no remorse or guilt as she lays in a puddle of her own blood. Her body is covered in bruises and scars; she tells family and friends she "tripped down the stairs". She feels less beautiful with each day that passes, but she is sometimes beautiful enough to him, if she does everything just right. He has trained her to believe she can't do better so she stays.

She thought it would only happen that once so she sticks around. But each and every time after he's done with her beating he'll wipe the sweat from his brow and yell over her broken cries. He screams "You don'  know how hard I've had it, you don't know what I've been through." He yells and says "You don't know what I've done for you." Then he hits her again. With each beating not only does he break her bones, but her heart a little more every time.

He can't even look her in they eyes, then minutes later he acts like nothing ever happened. She prays it will end, but it never does. Her cries don't phase him anymore. If she ever gets enough courage to leave will she trust again? Instead she'll be left with the ghost of her grim past with every step she takes. It will be so hard to let those walls down, does she even want to try.

She stands in the mirror and her reflection looks lifeless. Lifting up her shirt she sees his finger prints branded all over her body. She feels its all, but she doesn't cry anymore. The shades of blue that cover her face hide the smile that he used to give her instead.

You are too beautiful and your heart wants something more. Don't you dare settle for this cause somewhere out there is somebody who WILL treat you better. The second you settle for a guy like this it will become harder to realize that you deserve better, everybody deserves better than a life like this.