She Doesn't Know What He Knows

He looks her in the eyes
Eyes that still sparkle in the light,  
for now.  
She smiles and loves him,  
thinks that he is gentle, caring.  
She has no idea  
who he really is  
or what he is capable of.  
She doesn't know  
that he buried his wife  
in the backyard  
and next to her  
his previous lover.  
She doesn't know  
the terror that awaits her  
when she starts to become  
irritating and bothersome.  
  
He looks her in the eyes  
Eyes that still sparkle in the light,  
for now.  
He smiles and loves her,  
thinks she's beautiful.  
He wonders how long it will be  
before he has thoughts of doing  
things he's done before.  
He knows it pays to have a big backyard  
and tall shrubbery  
to keep the neighbors from being nosey.  
He knows if there's no body  
then there's no crime.  
He knows that if you're going    
to burry a body,  
you dig  a hole eight feet deep  
and four feet down    
you burry a large dog  
and mark the grave  
with the name of your beloved pet.  
Few people know such things.  
She doesn't know,  
but he knows.