An Evening of Regret

There she lay While a crimson pool around her head Reaching into the cracks of the blacktop bed Still and inaudible While the her last breathe lingers in the mist Taken from her mortality A sad and horrifying reality He didn’t focus in the moment of rage? Now mapped out he’s turning another page If only he had faith in the Lord above The angels called on him but he gave them a shove Trembling and frighten with his actions A glitz in the brain with a minor distraction His jealousy took a hold Now minutes are ticking, and the damage is done And he finds himself on the run The police enter the scene With shock and remorse for Christine Just a week before she paid the police a visit Asking for help and a restraining order with it Miscommunications and untimeliness won Her husband killed her with a gun