A Stone for A Nun
for Michelle Woodside

grown quite plump in prison
with bracelets on, on her way to court
female officer, her escort

she must have a good appetite for prison food

dilly-brown, pretty-brown skin
looks warm like cake, like bread
interesting to me, interests me sexually
additionally, she mystifies me

thief of several thousand dollars
attempts to cover up
bashes in the head of a nun with a stone
slashes her throat to make sure she’s dead
divided, I wonder about her beauty
about her sanity


© Obediah Michael Smith, 2007
11:31 p.m. 15/09/07