Blood and Water

You have that look in your eye 
The tension, the fear 
The readiness for the blow 
You’re stressed, on edge 
A big burden for a small one to carry 
You have the ache in your legs 
From all the walking on eggshells 
You love and you loathe 
Need to run but stay close 
You don’t have a choice 
Blood being thicker than water 
The tie you cannot unbind