Penance: April 21, 2011 - Empty

Prompt: Write about a daily occurrence.

Source: None

Original Airdate: Today

Response:

For fear of what he might say,
she kept her mouth shut.
No matter how outlandish his words,
no matter how frightening his threats,
she kept her mouth shut.
Tight.

For fear of what he might do,
she kept her mouth shut.
No matter how far-flung his fists,
no matter how broad his strides,
she kept her mouth shut.
Tight.

For fear of what she might say,
she kept her mouth shut.
No matter how her blood boiled,
no matter how her hackles raised,
she kept her mouth shut.
Tight.

For fear of what she might do,
she kept her fist empty.
No matter how she was tempted,
no matter how her fingers longed,
she kept her fist empty.