Arson

they slipped with the lobotomy red-hot poker in the eye electrocution grilled her mind bonfire of insanity a straight jacket squeezed the last drop of lucidity but she would not see the light of the day leeches drank happily in search of blood swollen and fed up they spilled their prey on her skin her sugar addiction succumbed to insulin coma almost ate up the last crumb of resolve the final straw came when they exorcised her and satanic verses stirred devilish crosses to the tune of hymns psalms and insurrection of flesh body soul and lost Self she borrowed a lighter and burnt a candle immolated demons and ghosts of the past saw luminescence and freedom set arson to hellish oppression burnt down the asylum and decided to be her own crazy warden 25th March 2021 A Meaningful Poem Contest Sponsor Constance La France