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He looks into her deep green eyes

without need for words

they know all they need.

And they embrace,

needing each other deeply

forever.

After all, they are

just married best friends.

They are in love.

He looks at her.

She knows her husband wants a kiss

she sighs--

she is too tired to get up.

Being a future mommy can do that.

She knows he'll still love her anyway

even if he doesn't speak to her much.

He looks at her

too angry to really see her so terrified

sreaming profanities

She didn't marry him so he'd drink like this.

But he will apologize when he's sober

She knows they will love each other again

until next evening.

He doesn't bother to look at her anymore

except to drunkenly hit her.

When she looks at him through blackened eyes

she fears for her beautiful son

only three years old.

She wants her son to have a daddy

She doesn\'t want to be a single mom

so she stays.

He's very nice when he's sober, anyway.

He looks at her for the last time

too bruised for an open casket

even though they had cleaned up the blood.

It's not his fault she's dead, he thinks.

She had tried to leave

so he had to push her.

He leaves the kid at the funeral

and goes for a drink.