### LAST DAYS ###
I’m that blow fly you loathe, my tongue licking the wall;
my bulged eyes see lies where my Mary is named “slut”
who’ll be hung for infanticide - God grant her pardon
from a life more morbid than mine born in cow’s dung.
I hear terror’s screams as I hunger for dead flesh
yet, my buzz helps rest the horror days that are hers.
As this prison cell urinates hell’s hole of hate
I’ll wing whirl you back through time to old London town.
See, she’s in Lord Muck’s bed, a mere slip of a maid
who‘s paid a penny pittance for her weekly worn chores;
watch - his bun’s in her oven and its hot-spice-crossed
shame- from dickiest ickiest stickiest glue!
Now she’s collapsed in a London’s cobblestone street;
nothing to eat and six months knocked-up with his child,
yet, her deathly-grey skirt rolls out two loafs of bread;
her hope to be fed sheds tears in a gutter-snipe lane.
Look~ a bobbie from Scotland Yard’s dragging her hair.
“You’re me ideel bit ‘o skirt but you’re jist a tart!”
Caught as a convict she’s shipped to Van Dieman’s land
in solitary confinement her neck collar’s iron.
Her new-born boy bellows blue as guards yank him out;
his stiff upper-lip drops - death mangles Muck Junior.
“Infanticide Murderer” the town crier yells high
like a tin cup scraping along iron bars her chains screech
her despair. “Name your last meal Mary”, her guard mocks.
My wings flip-flap a flushed-joy-fly face as she spats
“I’ll ‘ave bull’s balls on toast ‘cause me fly wants some too”!
“A Baker’s holiday, he snaps “no bull’s balls - you!”
As the rope hangs Mary, she swallows me right down,
we spin through Heaven’s love tunnel with new found truth.
Mary’s Mum who died at childbirth hugs her tight and
in our next life we’ll declare an Aussie Blowfly Day!
Karin Anderson © 2011
All rights Reserved
Published Sketchbook Nov/Dec 2011
correction here, Karin..should be "winning", not "wining"..LOL..
I am always late reading some of the post here, esp this wining piece of yours, Karin..but better late than never..LOL..Congratulations..and you deserve a hug from me...mmmmmmmwahhh..see, I told you, this will be a wining piece.
Congratulations, dear Karin ! Awesome imagination and amazing end! Well done, my friend!
Congratulations!!!! Yay! You won! Superb! I am so glad and happy for you!
Congratulations Karin, very well done on such an excellent write...... Pat
innovative and well structured work
congratulations Karin, it sure is brilliant poetry.
Congratulations Karin, a marvellous piece of poetry...Maggie x
congratulations Karin well done:)
Congratulations, Ma'am. A well-deserved win.
Karin, I have read this twice over, and what has me captivated is not just the story line, but the narration, so inventive, a fly relating the tale of a destitute, abused woman; I can almost see you grinding your teeth at her plight, the horror and indignities she is subjected to by men . THE LAST TWO LINES ARE ABSOLUTELY FULL OF IRONY AND SARCASM. all the best, It is really a winner a very touching social comment- everyone deserves a chance at life, to live with dignity and basic neccessities.
A storyline of extreme inventivity & one that has me saying"Karin, you Closet Darkside Scribe" with your heavy dose of Cleverity & Levity...."You have certainly posted-up an entry more than worthy of serious "Winning" consideration! Good Luck,missy! ~FjR~
Wow! What an entry! Impressive! A fly relating the tale of poor abused Mary, too low herself to cry with class except her own. Excellent!
Phew Karin ! This brilliant entry is full of unforgetable lines and images.Old London town observations and truths skillfully woven. Great stuff !! Maggie
Just awesome! :) This poem is saturated with creativity and imagination! All the best, Karin! This is a unique entry in the contest and a challenging one!
funny and surreal....i can imagine it animated!
Karin well done, Bold and beautiful and a unique approach. Good luck.
Karin, you have left me speechless. Some of the lines here are so crushingly, vividly realistic they pull at my heart. This is such great work and original since it's depicted from a fly's view. Gees! so much to learn from all you talented poets, such talent makes me feel like a lowly fly on the wall, taking it all in, only hoping to morph into a monarch butterfly such as yourself.
Karin, What can I say? You have left me breathless with this creative gem of an entry!! A massive work my dear!Ian must have been very tensed to declare the winner.A winner poem for sure!Good luck my friend.
This piece is creative, original and unique...an amazing entry, off the normal track yet closely adhearing to the challenge theme- beautifully humorous with nice alliterations in abundance
Brilliant entry Karin, it has everything........
brilliant ...simply brilliant:)
Well, you've done it again...Made me grin!...Then smile! Then LOL! Dorothy A Poet Who Loves To Sing
A spicy and humours entry here Karin - penned with references to old London town will surely go down very well as an amazing take on the subject given. A winning entry dare I say.
this is surely a winner, Karin..I did really enjoy reading this
Awesome poem, well told tale and clever write, thumbs up for the entry
OMG! This is so creative,Karin. And you have used alliteration very effectively, too.
oh karin superb!!! luck
An amazing entry Karin..you managed successfully to make such a serious subject humorous too.... The last stanza had me smiling Good luck!!
Wow! Karin this is truly amazing. I'm in awe at the breadth of your creativity, your inventive piece is compelling and exceptional...