# Why I Went Back

Author: charles_they
Tags: Abuse, Clean, Domestic Abuse, No Yiff, Poem, Poetry, Tanka

A series of tankas on TW: domestic abuse.

### Why I Went Back

Ask why I went back 

Frown while prodding fresh bruises 

Doubt my drunk doorknob 

Judgement gavels land heavy 

Crushing not the abuser 

Count how many steps 

Call into question my tale 

Push me to answer 

Testimony only counts 

When concussed and still bleeding 

Raise a keen eyebrow 

Sharpen it like cutlery 

Press it to my palm 

Sympathy dies with each call 

Shredded by inconvenience 

Blame my attitude 

Tell me not to provoke rage 

Wince when I explode 

A silenced muzzle brings peace 

Ending domestic disputes 

Say it's such a shame 

Clean up my mess one last time 

Ask why I went back 

Go wheel away the body 

Ignoring my children's eyes.

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-Charles Michael Averin

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