Three blind mice
Three blind
mice. Three blind mice.
See how they
run. Imagine how they feel.
Misogyny means it’s the
farmer’s wife
who cut off their
tail with a carving knife
that’s mild compared
to what she’s seen in life.
Like the black
death. More failed crops.
Stillborn babies. Not enough to eat.
Or is she Queen
Mary? Them protestant clergy?
See how they
run. Smell how they burn.
A sinister song
without changing a word
yet sung to babies
all over the world,
did you ever hear
such a thing in your life
as three blind mice?
Terrific. Seriously 'creepy'! The truth is out.
ReplyDeleteYes, that nursery rhyme, sung in such a jolly way, was always alarming if one really paid attention to what was said. You've expanded on it as horrifically as the challenge asked, exploring two possible implications.
ReplyDeletelove this! the way it suddenly subverts in the 2nd line.
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