Crimson Flesh
The bruises began to appear and she walked around afraid and in constant fear.
She felt as if she wasn't good enough or that it was her fault that he had gotten upset.
The tears wouldn't stop flowing and the abuse just kept on growing.
He sees his wife full of rage and anger he looks at her like she is a total staranger.
This is not the person he fell in love with she seemed warm and sweet now she bruised
his face in the street.
He was too ashamed to tell anyone what was happening to him he felt as if he was less
of a man.
He cried silently in his sleep even his woman didn't hear him weep he wanted to leave
but felt he had to stay.
She walked around with sunglasses on and wore more makeup to keep the bruises hid.
She walked on eggshells aroud the man she loved as she asked herself if he truly loved
but had assured herself that she couldn't live without him.
Saying that she must keep her family together and her kids need their daddy in their
life.
They heard the screams and cries from afar they cried in silence and tried to ignore the
yells.
But they saw the bruises they tried to stop him but he struck them she tried leaving but
he always found her.
Convincing her to take him back time after time she always went back but one day it
turned to be fatal.
He beat her until she went unconscious the doctors tried everything they could but it
was too late she was gone.
Her children wept bitterly wondering who they could turn to they looked at their father
and asked him why daddy why!
He looked at them and was silent as the police carried him away they said who can we
look to now.
The man tried to leave but was to afraid of what she might do she was a tough pill to
swallow.
She was full of rage with a touch of green envy and a shot of hate.
She was so paranoid she stayed up raising hell and then some.
She couldn't let him go who was she going to beat on and push around.
One day he had enough and left but as he was leaving she pulled out her gun and fired
at him numerous times.
Leaving him in a pool of blood and lying there in fear and confusion.
She surrendered to the police with tears in her eyes with a gun to her head she coulld
take anymore.
As the police begged her not to do anything the shots were fired and she was gone she
ended her own life and his.
Crimson flesh takes away the joy and happiness within us we must fight it and educate
those who are in need
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