Psycho (the movie)

Slashing knife

slits shower curtain

blood spatters on walls

streaks in arterial bursts

washes down the drain

of no return.

Bloodcurdling screams

Marion is dead

she wasn’t untainted

but didn’t deserve

ultimate bloodletting.

Killer wearing a dress

cleans up the mess

disposes of the body.

Mother, you can watch!

But mother is

mummified corpse,

rocking in her chair

hidden in the attic.

Norman is permanently

trapped in Mother’s persona

split between mother and son.

Scene stays in my mind

source of nightmares

I couldn’t take shower

for over a month!