One in a Million

One date with flowers

Careless laughter

Holding hands

And good-night kisses

One perfect day with the sun

Warming the conversation

With the leaves

Whispering their secrets

Turned into

One night with one slap

Words thrown in her face

Black-blue arms covering her

Bruised soul

One million tears shed

Led to one apology with the

Sweetest sayings

Honeyed hugs

All laced with lies

Followed by one more repetition

With multiple punches

Controlling actions

So many cuts on the inside

Because of

One little thing gone wrong

And yet again

One more return

Continuing the cycle of violence

He started it with that

One date

And ended it with that

One bat

Instead of giving her

His strength and power

He focused them on

That object flying in her face

Erasing her bruises

With her blood

Not thinking about

Her future

Family

Friends

His consequences

So many goals and dreams

Lost

Just one life

Taken

Just one million lives

Destroyed