Wickedness of three women

Wickedness of Women

Joanna is wicked; just that.
No need for my anger or retribution.
She believes she has done no wrong.
Her racing mind, she never blamed.
Her most corrosive failing
which caused me so much hurt
was her refusal to honestly
reflect on how her conduct caused us harm.
We could not therefore repair those natural strains.
Her wickedness was that, knowing
And seeing my pain she would not yield
To my requests for reason and loving warmth.
In that, she was not alone.
Two other women had, before her, done the same.
Shit; I will die soon, full of pain,
Killed by those three women.

(c) Carl WV Hopkins
17th July, 2000