Stay.
We all told her,
He'll change,
Give him time.
Be patient,
Be compassionate,
Don't talk back,
Listen, forgive.
She stayed.
With patience,
Compassion,
Listening, forgiving.
She's dead,
Yesterday,
In a pool of blood,
Disfigured, broken bones.
Why didn't she just leave,
The first time it happened?
What did she do,
To push him into this?
Blamed for his decisions,
Penalized for surviving,
Scolded for dying,
Reprieve for him.