—GONNA GO ROUND IN CIRCLES

 

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40% of police officers self-report committing acts of domesticviolence, leaving those who don’t self-report, unknown. The Los Angels Times

 

His morning cup is steaming again She hears the quiet violence under the hollow of his breath a rumble or a burp as he shoots his eyes across the table over her shoulder at the clock with the broken long hand

Broken bones broken cups and plates It didn’t happen if no one saw it That’s what they say 

They say Your baby is so dear so precious and darling He looks like dad already They say You should be so proud

He’s wearing his uniform ironed so perfectly flat and navy it looks black or black-and-blue 

Before he grabs his jacket his eyes flicker like a hummingbird caught in a hedge Come here and kiss me he says which you do one last time butcher knife held behind your back like a squirming dove