I Said Yes

Twelve months ago
We stood there at the rubble.
You asked me whether we would be this way.
I said no.
I didn't know.

Eight months ago
You took the kitchen knife from the drawer.
You took your knife to me, but missed.
You left for an hour, and returned crying.
You asked me whether we would be ok.
I said yes.
I didn't know.

Six months ago
We celebrated an anniversary.
You tried to hurt me with the phone
Because you thought a voice on the machine was flirtatious.
You left a piece of the telephone in my head.
You left me there to bleed a little.
You returned crying
and asked me whether we'd be ok.
I said yes.
I didn't know.

Three months ago.
You purchased a metal bat.
I didn't answer a question about how you looked correctly.
You beat me with your metal bat, breaking me down.
I bled inside, and blued outside.
You left me on the ground for an hour,
and upon my return from the hospital,
You asked me whether we would be ok.
I said Ok.
I didn't know.

One month ago
You poisoned me.
I died.
You left for an hour before returning.
You asked me whether we would be ok.
I didn't answer.
You hit me with your bat.
I didn't answer.
I never answered again.

Domestic violence is never alright.
End it before it ends you.