In The Wake Of His Love

Thrown to the ground,
All sanity has fled,
Accusations spill forth,
Excuses fly through his mind:
She deserves every hit,
Asked for every kick.
Black and blue she trembles,
Huddled tight as her body will allow;
His touch on her skin is rough,
Grasping and pulling in anger,
Cloth rips in shreds,
A ruined and dirty pile.
Pinned to the floor,
Inescapable in his hold,
Tears stream down hot and bitter,
Emotions peak with his release.
Tossed out like the day's garbage,
Her body convulses in the wake of his love.