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Aunt Rita


Thinking the world is conspiring to go against your will Your closest relatives seem to be the ones farthest away The way you view the world has changed Believing that you are being poisoned with turpentine Excessively writing in a secret journal that no one else can see The way you view the world has changed Running away from brothers ans sisters, At the police station telling tales of abuse The way you view the world has changed Hallucinating that there are black cars sent to follow you, By your dearest brother who would never do so The way you view the world has changed Not remembering where you placed your money or keys, Imagining that people are stealing and hiding them from you The way you view the world has changed Not understanding why you are in the hospital Trying all means to get away, to be home The way you view the world has changed Now others can't recognize you They don't understand what happened to their "Aunt Rita" The way I view the world has changed.
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