My vision flashes red, my body shakes,
My heart, a stone, this cell made out of glass.
They gave me yellow pills that taste like brass,
And Betty brings me Salisbury steak,
A dressing gown, a light, and fresh-cut grass.
Before they brought me here I’d sit in class,
And hark, what light from yonder window breaks
A heart, a horse, a cell made out of glass.
They said hallucinations usually pass
Within a day or two. Can’t stay awake...
A dressing gown... a light... and fresh-cut grass?
A storm of convict thoughts that flee en masse
From there within my mem’ry’s lucid lake–
A heart, a shout, and pounding on the glass,
And leather straps, syringes... laughing gas.
And later on the aide will feed me cake,
A dressing gown, a hall, and fresh-cut grass!
Within this mind, this cell made out of glass.
I can't decide whether this is funny, or...slightly disturbing...
ReplyDeleteWhen I wrote it, I intended for it to be more unsettling, but I wanted there to be some lighter moments in it as well. Also, I was playing with some literary devices like zeugma just for fun, and that ended up in a funny line or two. Thanks for reading!
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