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She used to laugh out loud,
Sing while folding clothes.
She wore perfume just because,
And danced barefoot on the porch.
But every smile became a trigger,
Every joy a fight to earn.
He didn't break her all at once -
He took her piece by piece and watched her learn
That silence kept him calm.
That tears meant she was weak.
That love was something earned, not given -
If she stayed small and meek.
She did everything right.
Loved him day and night.
Made his meals, kept her peace,
Held her tongue to avoid the fight.
But nothing filled that hollow space,
No matter how she tried.
He dimmed her shine so slowly...
She did everything right.
One day she found a message
On his phone left open wide -
A younger girl with fire eyes
Who laughed like she once used to write.
He told her she was jealous,
Said she'd let herself go cold.
But deep down she knew the truth:
He missed the woman he controlled.
The new one didn't know the rules,
Didn't live in fear or hush.
He chased her like a prize
While his wife just turned to dust.
She did everything right.
Loved him day and night.
Gave up friends, gave up dreams,
Tried to be the perfect wife.
But love that comes with fear and rules
Isn't love-it's a fight.
Still, she blamed herself for breaking
She did everything right.
The night he raised his hand
Wasn't the first time he cut deep.
But it was the first time
She couldn't lie herself to sleep.
She woke up in a hospital,
With stitches and swollen eyes
And next to her, a girl half her age
With nearly the same disguise.
Her face was bruised but open,
Still asking if love should hurt.
They didn't say much out loud
But both of them knew the dirt.
The girl said,
"My mom begged me to leave.
My friends tried to pull me out.
But I thought love meant suffering
Until I couldn't scream or shout.
That girl didn't live to morning.
Her vitals gave out at four.
And all that stayed was a mother's cry
That shook her to the core.
That moment cracked the silence.
That scream became her sign.
She picked up the phone with shaking hands
And called the very ones she'd left behind.
Her mother cried, her sister drove.
Her best friend showed up strong.
And all the ones she thought she'd lost
Had never truly gone.
Now she's doing it right.
Finding her own light.
Built a shield from truth and love,
From voices that felt right.
She walked away, still hurting-
But walking, not in fright.
Now she sings this for the others...
Who did everything right.
She'll never forget the pain.
Or the girl beside her bed.
But now her story has a purpose.
Now her scars are how she's led.
She did everything right...
And now she lives to prove
There's life beyond the fight.