Monday, November 08, 2004
A Stranger in her own House
She wouldn’t have minded
the stranger for he feeds her,
helps her bathe and dresses her up,
puts talcum powder on her back
But he ties her hands…
Moves her every two hours
just when she is about to fall
asleep. Says he has to
or she will wound herself scratching
her itchy body. Her healing wounds
feel like a thousand ants
crawling, biting, nibbling her flesh.
He may look nice.
But he ties her hands…
She wonders who he is.
He seems to know everyone.
Talks to them, laughs and tells jokes.
By her count, there are at least
five adults, two children
and a frequent visitor.
And he ties her hands…
“Who are these people?”
she wonders. They say this is her house
she sleeps on her own bed
eats off her own plate,
but strange as it may seem
she feels she is
the stranger...
a stranger in her own house
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the stranger for he feeds her,
helps her bathe and dresses her up,
puts talcum powder on her back
But he ties her hands…
Moves her every two hours
just when she is about to fall
asleep. Says he has to
or she will wound herself scratching
her itchy body. Her healing wounds
feel like a thousand ants
crawling, biting, nibbling her flesh.
He may look nice.
But he ties her hands…
She wonders who he is.
He seems to know everyone.
Talks to them, laughs and tells jokes.
By her count, there are at least
five adults, two children
and a frequent visitor.
And he ties her hands…
“Who are these people?”
she wonders. They say this is her house
she sleeps on her own bed
eats off her own plate,
but strange as it may seem
she feels she is
the stranger...
a stranger in her own house
