Revenge Tastes Sweet

Lee Miller in Adolf Hitler's bathtub, Munich 1945, by David E. Scherman

I had it all working for me

The best love, the best family life

And one fine day he came along

Ripped all I had with a bloody knife

My loved ones were scattered around

I am the only one who survived

I remember the face of the tormentor

I held my pain in and never cried

I hid myself from his gaze

And yet followed him around everywhere

I had vowed for revenge in my heart

He was someone I would not spare

It took me a while to sort out a plan

The pain within me held me strong

This was the only chance that I had

I could not afford to let it go wrong

I followed him home one fine day

I waited for a while until he was alone

He pleaded for mercy at my feet

But this was not something he could atone

I went in straight for the heart

I waited until it stopped the beat

Then came the red gushing out

That's when I knew revenge tastes sweet

I watched him lying there dead

Thinking of the time he took it all away from me

I had avenged the death of my loved ones

From above, I knew they all could see

This is the moment I have been waiting for

Today I shall let my tears flood

For the man who destroyed me is no longer alive

And I shall soak myself in his blood

Written for Magpie Tales: Mag 260.