The Itch She Couldn’t Scratch

She had an itch
that made her
always have to
get herself in
trouble

She couldn’t refrain
her compulsion
to disturb what
could have been a
peaceful life

Over and over
she repeated her
folly

And over and over
she was put in jail

until possibly to end
the itch that wouldn’t
cease

She found a way to
hang herself to death
in a prison cell.

Bob Boyd

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