Breathing deep
the drinking hard
he's forgotten all
about the card

light under the door
throbbing and angry
its against him
against him
how he tries
they just dont care

His rage wells
and he thrusts
down the handle
and falling shoves
his way in
the words roaring
out

in her hands the
scissors
the glue the glitter
she nicks her
hand
This mess he curses
his narrowed
eyes
the fumes
against the
tension
in the room

He collapses in
his chair
spinning down

waking cheerful
shes left
cleared the house
His wife cuts him
down with a look
sears him in silence
the snub

on the table is a card
smudged in blood
"Happy Valentines..
Daddy I love you"

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