Dishes and Cigarattes

Dishes shattered in the sink,
Cigarette ashes on the floor.
Pictures missing from the walls,
Tension thick in the air.
Shouts and screams go back and forth,
Pushes and shoves and things being thrown.
Doors slam and walls shake,
Locks click and doorknobs rattle.
Pets run to hide and children too,
Eyes shut tight and ears covered.
Day after day and week after week
Nothing changes and never will.