Mad fat Michelle

That’s what we called her

Behind her back

To her face

We didn’t care

What could she do to us?

We were kids

No one could touch us

Let alone

Mad fat Michelle

 

They crawl through the walls

That’s what she said

Through the empty power sockets

If you left the switch on

You’d see her shuffle round the science lab

Frantically flicking the empty switches

We’d follow her

Turn them back on

To howls of laughter

And screams of anguish

They crawl through the walls

 

We’d feed on her suffering

Like only children can

Red eyed and out of breath

Pleading fell on deaf ears

As each socket was bewitched

Each nightmarish portal cast open

Mad fat Michelle would bite her nails

Claw at her arms

Stab her hands with her cheap compass

Like only children can

We’d feed on her suffering

 

Mad fat Michelle wasn’t there

On Monday morning

We quickly switched to another target

But made sure the switches were on

Just in case she crawled in

Bruised and beaten

Drawn and quartered

Her shields down

Ready for another day of pounding

The hatred of children

Stalled for one more day

We got on with our lives

Mad fat Michelle wasn’t there

 

The nightmares took her

That’s what we said

After a week

The empty seat

Staring from the corner

Screaming her name

Silently

When the teacher told us

She’s slit her wrists

We all knew

We all felt

The cold

The dry mouth

The guilt

The nightmares took her.