Waiting in a dimly-lit cell
Somewhere in the Alps
I lay on a quilted bed
Trying not to overhear my
Lunatics quarrel
She lays out the ways
The universe persecutes
He hushes her and tries
Carries out the wishes
God would not
I'm the lucky one
Cleaning up the blood
From the floor now
Lee Burke González (2018, 2020)
Rough Day at Work (Boxer), 2018
Acrylic on canvas