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She said he only did it once, A lie, we all know now, Her black and blue explained away, The scar above her brow, Her hair tied tight to hide the bald, The clumps of hair he tore, The telltale signs of running scared, the make up that she wore, The cancellations she would make, Excuses wearing thin, Her friends, becoming distant now, Her signature false grins, And now she sits explaining how, She hit back way too hard, A life cut short, a payback show, She really marked his card, If only she had said it once, If only she had left, He hit her once too often, now, His prison sentence.... death..
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Mar 25, 2019
Mar 25, 2019 at 9:35 AM UTC
Once too often
She said he only did it once, A lie, we all know now, Her black and blue explained away, The scar above her brow, Her hair tied tight to hide the bald, The clumps of hair he tore, The telltale signs of running scared, the make up that she wore, The cancellations she would make, Excuses wearing thin, Her friends, becoming distant now, Her signature false grins, And now she sits explaining how, She hit back way too hard, A life cut short, a payback show, She really marked his card, If only she had said it once, If only she had left, He hit her once too often, now, His prison sentence.... death..
Domestic violence is a horrid thing, and every now and then, a victim will fight back, only to become the violent one... (C) [email protected] 25/03/2019
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F/Ireland
Mar 25, 2019
Mar 25, 2019 at 9:35 AM UTC
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