Martha

Hectic
as she lights her cigarette
obediently smoking outside

Desperate
as she reaches for the phone
craving for social contact

Paranoid
as she screams at his sight
as if he were to kill her

Resigned
as she constantly gives in
follows his tactical lectures

Principles unquestioned
Rebellion refused
Her own home – hell on earth


(2007, inspired by the film "Martha" by R.W. Fassbinder)