Scarlet's Confession Poem by Ibohal Kshetrimayum

(for Scarlets)

Scarlet was born in a house of ill repute.
She learnt early how to use lipsticks, and
Dreams never visited her.

Haunted by carnivorous nights,
Her heart refused to venture out, but
She went to church with it.

One gloomy Sunday, she confessed -
Father, forgive me, for I've sinned.
And she had a dream:
She was in heaven, standing in a crowd
Who kept looking up.
'Even here, people still keep looking up',
She thought, and asked a woman
Standing next to her -
'What are you looking for? '
'A white cloud' - replied the woman.
Scarlet then found out - God
Is only a chimney, and she
Woke up beside a snoring drunk.