Rage Erupts

Depression engulfed him.
He was shot in Vietnam.
He would rage.
always drunk.
not right in his head...
when he was drinking,
it got worse.
He was on the couch, naked,
his wife in the bedroom,
stabbed to death.
It was sad, but not surprising.
He was slowly going downhill.
She was in a living hell.
worn down by abuse.
so sweet,
she just didn't talk
became a recluse.
Police gathered around the home.
Neighbors gazed from behind yellow tape.