BADLY

She told me her husband was in prison,
I did not ask why.
My mother said it was impolite
to ask too many questions.

She told me there was only
bad behavior, not bad people.

She told me he beat her,
her father beat him,
her father beat her.

She told me she grew up
with violent behavior.

At lunch she told me
he beat her baby to death.

He behaved badly.