Death in Silence

as the rage in his eyes flickered like a fierce bolt of lightening

he pounced on her like a tiger on its prey

his hands crushed her like the teeth of  a carnivore

tasting its first blood, adrenaline rushed to his head

he tore into her 

bruised,

battered,

broken will,

impaled by the thorn of his infliction

paralyzed by anguish

as the cinders of brutality are about to claim her innocent life

black eyes,

broken bones,

from each acrimonious blow

her daughter’s tears,

a broken home

shredded hearts,

in fits of vehemence, a horrific solution

her memory flashed like a projected screen

reminding her when she didn't have to live with such fear

now it has faded with such rapidity 

like the waves that erased the footprints in the sand

she tasted the blood that gargled in the back of her throat

dark clouds surrounded her

while tears escaped her swollen eyes

muffled prayers  to God penetrated her mind to rescue her tormented soul

she's eager to live,

eager to grow old

eager to see her daughter's future unfold

but how could she, 

when her prayers go unanswered 

as she disembarked her earthly stature prematurely

March 3, 2010 AOP.