A Crime Of Passion

I hear the shouts of an angry couple,
His fists bang the walls to stop the harm
Or is it to show his physical ability and scare the one that once loved him so much?
His jealousy rages like a wild animal
His eyes are bulging and veins are pulsing
She cries in vain
Doesn't want to feel the pain
Why can't he leave her alone?
More banging and shouting, screaming and crying
The police are called for worries of her safety
But before they arrive the noise is silenced
The crying has stopped.
Is she dead or is she alive?
Neither is right - she's killed him in fright.
She thought he was going to reign terror on her
So she picked up a knife
And plunged it through his heart
Now she is safe or so she thinks
But that's not right - she'll do time inside
For a crime of passion and self preservation
Not of love or hate just staying alive.