I know where I am she said

just look out the window 

I know I remember

the bricks of the wall she said

I’m not crazy she said

not like old Uncle Rudolf

I remember him there

I remember the walls she said

I was just a child she said

but I knew what’s what

I know where you’ve put me

I know where I am she said

The State hospital she said

I am not crazy I know

I was there once as a child

I remember the walls she said

I want out of bed she said

I want to go home she said

I’m tired all the time she said

I remember the walls she said

I remember the walls

I remember the walls

I want to go home

I remember the walls

(February 3, 2023)