In the Shadows
She tries not to breathe
For she will surely be heard
He keeps calling her name
But she doesn't say a word
She hides in the shadows
Praying she won't be found
Her heartbeat betrays her
For he'll surely hear its sound
"There's evil in that bottle"
She thinks to herself
She thought she had hidden it well
Behind the coffee on the shelf
She's tried to leave him
At least a thousand times
The police will never help her
They won't charge him for his crimes
He's one of the good ole boys
With a wink and a nod
He's filled with pure evil
With no fear of God
He comes ever closer
She wonders if she should run
But she knows if he catches her
Her life will be done
She bolts for the door
And runs down the hall
She trips on her shoe laces
And starts to fall
He grabs her by the arm
As she struggles to get free
When she notices his head
Is as red as can be
He wasn't drinking at all
He'd been shot in the head
If she doesn't do something soon
He will surely be dead
He was caught with a married woman
When her husband came back
The sound of a gun shot
Followed the attack
She picks up the phone
And starts to cry
She hangs it back up
And watches him die
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