She moved slowly in order not to wake him I reassured her this was the right decision She tenderly slipped her hand Underneath his sleeping head But when she withdrew his weapon He began to stir Which caused her to recede I lied down on the floor next to him Nodded approvingly For her to end this nightmare The gun went off and chunks of skull splattered Onto my face and all over her night gown A frenzy broke out overhead The media overran our tiny town Wondering what would drive a youth to kill He was a horrible man He beat me bloody and tore us down Tormented us with his presence Controlling us every single moment This had been going on for far too long We tried to escape but he soon found us And dragged us back to where we belonged These are the laws of the flesh The consequences of our crime Brought to light our suffering Our tiny home was a war zone Where pain flourished