EVIL HARRIDAN

Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)



Evil harridan wakes me
At nothing to nil,
Bursts into my bedroom
Threatening to kill;
Wielding a bag of garbage.

"Here take it then!"
She cries tossing the garbage,
All over my bed so
I have to pull the blankets,
Upright over my head.

Evil old harridan
Hammering on the front door,
"Let me out," she cries
"Or I'll call the police,
"And have you carted away!"

THE END
© Copyright 2021, Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

About this poem

Written c. 2004 About my mother's descent into madness, almost taking me with her.

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Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on August 26, 2021

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Scheme XAXAB CBXXX CXXXX XXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 450
Words 84
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 3

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