Time To Go

"I was asked today," She said.
"About the bruises," She said.
"So?" is all that He said.
She said "I didn't know what to-"
"I'm watching the game," He said.
She said "But..."
"Get me a beer," He said.
She said...
Nothing at all.
"Do I have to get up?" He said.
She got him his beer.
She left the room and
She came back again.
She raised her arm
She crooked her finger
She splattered his brains
               Across the tv.



               She flipped the mirror.
               The dishes are done
               The bed is made
               Her hair is up
               Her lips are red
               The gun is in
               Her steady hand



                               "It's time to go"
                                               Is what She said-