he considered himself a good man
who just wanted his wife to follow
his rules
as he tightened the screws more
and more on her freedom
compressing her life
tired of years of his controlling
behavior
she left him for another man
he tried to force her to come
back to him
he pestered her for days
until he became completely
unhinged and bought a
gun to end her with
he staked her to a grocery
store and when she came
out of the store the sound
of gunshots boomed in
the street
he fell dead on the pavement
blood seeping out of his head
anticipating he was going
to kill her
she had bought a gun too
and like a gunslinger in
the old wild west
she was quicker on the draw
bob boyd