She had no idea
What to say
The event did not go unnoticed
There were always spies
For fifty years
She'd tried her best
But she couldn't take
One more day

Close your eyes Ellen

Thinking back
To the way it used to be
Before all the
Changes
Before she saw the man
Quiet night
Cold and still
She'd walked out to her car
And there he stood
At the edge of the road
And gone the next moment

Take a deep breath Ellen

Through the years he'd come
And gone again in an instant
He seemed strange
But harmless
In his odd ways
Until he started whispering
Outside her window
Late at night
He must've been close
As he told her
All she'd done wrong
A litany of sin
To which she sadly
Pled guilty

Relax and let go Ellen

He became her constant companion
Day and night
Whispering nasty nothings
And telling her
The most delicious secrets
About Betty down the street
Marge and her whoring ways
Irene's filthy habits
And her husband's plans
She had to be careful
To protect herself
And of course, the kids

It's going to be alright Ellen

At the trial
She was horrified by the slander
The rash accusations
And out right lies
She'd done what was needed
What he said was necessary
But they said he didn't exist
But she could see
They were lying
Tricking and trapping her
They hated her for her gifts
They wanted to destroy her
Lock her away
That's what he told her
For he sat by her
Every day

You need to take your meds, Ellen

Fools!
They couldn't see
They didn't understand
Nothing kept him away
Not meds
Not talking
Not shots or shocks
He stayed and he talked
He talked and told her what to do
And after fifty years
She finally gave in
And did this one last thing
For him
And now, that Doctor knows
As they strap her down
That he was wrong
As the needle slides in
She remembers
With some delight
The look on the Doctors face
As she slit his throat

Goodnight Ellen