orotund

again again again
the orotund old men
threaten or cajole
certain that their role
is to direct and overpower
as if to woo or wow her
but never
do they stop and think
as they drive her
to the brink
of the damage done
by youth and drink
and cruelty and privilege
as they drive her off the ledge
and when she falls
KABAM KERSPLAT
they pity him
who witnessed that
but never her
the one ambushed
the one they fought
the one they pushed