Bills were mailed express, black borders ordered PAY Across the page the
Figures were laying and laughing Jenny ripped them up She ran the bath
Called her daughter, told her "Count to three, then throw the toaster -
Mummy's ghost will watch you from a better place Be brave!"
She braced herself but plugs were pulled No power, so she crawled into
The kitchen, tried the oven Slipped her head in sideways, raised a hand,
Switched on the gas No hiss, alas! She snapped She snatched the safety
Razor, slid it across her wrist She snapped a dozen plastic knives She
Tried a dive through double glazing Taps kept dripping Rats were running
Vermin squirming in their holes, the neighbors banging on the walls
Outside the sirens were blaring Babies screamed The jailer was staring at
Her nakedness; smiled from the mirror with a key tied on a string She
Can't get out, he won't come in Round and round we go Her tower MY
TOWER!