The story of the Lady in the red hood;
Was in fact about one who suffers from a condition of the mind;
She is hunted by the black wolf that howls at the full moon;
It is a beast that resides deep within the chambers of her psyche;
Stalking her with thoughts of suicidal intent;
It runs in her veins, this disorder called Depression;
And it took her mother and her mother’s mother too;
But they found a way to seize the wolf and slay it;
These Prophets of the Rose;
With a chill pill known as Apo-Amitriptyline;
They skinned the wolf that would have flayed them with razor blade fangs;
And now they have a little peace of mind;
Knowing that the wolf can stalk them no more.
The beast was here all along…