The Fight.

They kicked him while he was down.

But she couldn’t close her eyes.

His face was blackened, nose bleeding.

But she couldn’t close her eyes.

She loved him and he her.

Still she couldn’t close her eyes.

He fought back, the odds against him.

But she couldn’t close her eyes.

The shimmering steel pierced his flesh.

But she couldn’t close her eyes.

His blood fell and stained their new carpet.

And still she couldn’t close her eyes.

He stopped breathing his eyes on hers.

She couldn’t close her eyes.

And now neither could he.