His drunken body

Bursts through the door

ANger clouds his vision

He's done this before.

Keys thrown to the ground

Vase crashes down too

Noises which should reveal

The ugly truth.

Screams muffled beneath

The pain of his blows

She resurfaces with

Shattered spirits, a bloodied nose.

Picking up the pieces

Of what appears to be a life

Her thoughts are filled with malice

But she puts away the knife.

Hanging onto

THe hope of a new day

She sinks deeper into this abyss

And the cycle starts again.