> mrs. kravitz

poor Mrs. Kravitz

strapped to that gurney

and taken away

after all those years.

now she's back

but not the same
after all of that
electroshock 
therapy.

it tends
to scramble the mind
and  by all accounts
her mind
was not in
the best  condition
to begin with
she was clearly
delusional.

and now after
all those years
of intense therapy
and heavy medication
she knows
that all of the
crazy things
she thought
she was seeing.

all those things
she still sees
peeking around
her curtains
all those things
she's been told
are hallucinations
are still out there
and still
very real.
 
but now she's
pretty sure
that Samantha Stevens
and her mother 
Endora, and perhaps
even dear little
baby Tabatha
are witches.

but now she knows 
it's okay
that they
mean no harm
and she doesn't 
mention anything
to anyone
anymore.

except to her

nephew, Lenny
who is rich
and affords
her the best 
outpatient care.

-dp-
12-31-15