American woman serial killer

Her beauty outweighed the moon

she often dreamed of

and her favorite shade was pure white

 

despite her absence of sympathy.

 

She lured them,

       men of all careers,

       some with silver in their teeth,

       some with gold in their squinted eyes,

 

to the Six Mile Wayfarer House.

 

There, shadows re-wound around

themselves and stifled screams

fell like blood from the edge

of a sharp tongue.

 

She stole their possessions and tucked

their lives within her bodice.

 

Lavinia wore her wedding

dress, moon-stark against the ashen

air, to her execution.

 

Before the noose was tightened,

she sneered, eyes bright as white knuckles,

and yelled If you have a message you want

to send to hell, give it to me�"I’ll carry it.

 

She then jumped off the scaffold

and dangled, a shard of woman with glint

of beast, into the crowd.

Author's Note

My younger sister wrote a research paper for a college class on her (I suggested it) and she included this poem I had written about Lavinia a bit ago.

read about her :) http://www.legendsofamerica.com/sc-laviniafisher.html

Reviews

[Steven]

What's weird is I just watched Monster Monday night :). God it's so sickly good! AND I grew up next a reservoir affectionately name "Six-Mile" by all us locals xD.

It's the right season for this poem. My favorite parts are "she sneered, EYES BRIGHT AS WHITE KNUCKLES" yesss... and her Italicized quote. Really bad, so really good.

[eglantine]

thank ya much Steven :) Have you heard of Scribophile? You should def check it out

[Steven]

Haven't! I will :)

[eglantine]

you totes should join :D

[Steven]

Dood I like it! I think ill sign up tonight. What's your screename on there?

[eglantine]

Gwenie Reve (my grandma's name is Gwendolyn and then reve is dream in french... idk i'm weird lol)

[Steven]

I dig it :). Sweet, I will look you up, Gwen ;)

[Lina Grey]

Oii. Intense write and i love that it was based on truth. definitely tells the story of Lavinia and painted a clear picture. great job.

[eglantine]

Merci

[Lina Grey]

Bitte :)

[quinfinn]

this is awesome, i mean, you took me there with your words and painted a vivid picture of the entire scenario. i love it when a writer has the talent required to transport me to another realm, eglantine, you are immensely gifted. wonderful write!

[eglantine]

Thank you very much :)

[quinfinn]

welcome!

[Bruce Bray]

thank you for writing this..
i really am compelled by this story..
loved reading about it on the net..
i loved the defiance you scripted..

[eglantine]

thank you!

[Boy of the red]

love the story in this poem. very well written!

[eglantine]

thanks :)

[Thomas Hudson]

Great poem. I love how you made it out of a historic occurrence and the details you added.

[eglantine]

thank you :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

scary good...i felt i had to jump out of the way as she came into the crowd.

saw that movie about her, you capture her so well...i can feel the eyes penetrating such that i have to look away.

[eglantine]

Didn't know there was a movie about her--I've been to the prison where she was kept and I def felt some kind of thickness within the air where she was held.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

that might be my mistake. the movie was about someone very similar to her..either way...serial killers are fascinating. i am always mesmerized watching "criminal minds" and the different profiles of these people.

[eglantine]

yes, i wrote a paper in my psychology class about Lizzie Bordon, you know her? Although, she wasn't really a serial killer

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother 40 wacks, when she'd seen what she had done, she gave her father 41."

another fascinating character...didn't Elizabeth Montgomery, from "Bewitch" play her in a tv movie?

no, not a serial killer but a fascinating person...i find the two most intriguing killers to be her and Jack the Ripper...for Jack, all the stories, all the conjecture as to who it was, as well as the speculation the masons murdered the women to protect the prince...fascinating.

jacob

[eglantine]

Yes, most definitely. Glad to see you know her tune :)

[That_Girl]

Hmmm how interesting. Perfect for today! As always, smooth as silk. :)

[eglantine]

thank you :)