Tanka poetry

This is a bit more challenging than Haiku. I’ll keep working on it.

5 lines – 31 syllables – 5-7-5-7-7

Tanka Poetry

He punched her. Kicked her.
She told him to get out. Now.
He just stood there. Smiled.
She was angry; afraid. Hurt.
It was either him or her.

She regained her strength.
It wasn’t going to be her.
Threw out all his clothes.
Changed the locks. Secured the house.
Told herself no more. Meant it.