Eddie Arana, Rick Thibodeau, & Chris Bakunas San Diego, Ca. March 2012

Eddie Arana, Rick Thibodeau, & Chris Bakunas San Diego, Ca. March 2012
Eddie Arana, Rick Thibodeau, & Chris Bakunas at Luche Libre Taco Shop in San Diego, March 2012

Friday, June 7, 2013

The House Of The Broken


              The first time she showed up for work with a bruise
              She explained that she had tripped and fell

While walking her dog

                        A few weeks later she called in sick
                        Came in after a few days
                        With make-up caked on her face
                        That did a poor job of hiding a black eye

We all knew her husband
           Knew he was short-tempered
           Knew he was prone to violence
           Knew he had to have absolute control

                                                All of us wondered
                                                           Should we assume
                                                           The worst?
                                                           Should we call
                                                           The Police?

           One of the women
                   Pulled her aside
                              And was told to 
                                     Go to hell and to
                                           Mind her own business

We all started thinking 
            That a day would come 
            When a call would come
            Asking when we had last seen her alive

                                                 She always seemed frail
                                                            Weak
                                                            Totally defenseless 
                                                            Afraid                                      
                                                            A perfect victim 

            When the day finally came
                   That the two policemen walked in
                               None of us were really surprised
                                     When they put the handcuffs on           
                                           And arrested her for the murder

She plead to manslaughter, got a couple of years 



                                             
       

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