the narrative boils over

there is a woman in an attic, and she is mad. mad as in angry, mad as in crazy, and no one cares enough to tell the difference. there is a mad woman in an attic, and the problem at hand is not what she wants. the problem at hand is that her madness is a road block for a man's happiness.

her story begins with a man locking her away, and it ends when she is dead, leaving him free to bind another woman to him. no one knows if she jumps or falls from the roof. it is not important to the story.

there is a woman down by a river, and she is mad. mad as in out of her mind, mad as in speaking nonsense, and no one cares enough to ask her why. there is a mad woman down by a river, and the problem at hand is not how she feels. the problem at hand is that her madness is a dampener on a man's happiness.

her story begins with several men pulling her in many directions, and it ends when she is dead, leaving them to blame each other for her suffering. no one knows if she jumps or falls in the river. it is not important to the story.

there is a woman in a bed, and she is mad. mad as in cabin fever, mad as in loneliness, and no one cares enough to let her out. there is a mad woman in a bed, and the problem at hand is not how to help her. the problem at hand is that her madness is a distraction from a man’s happiness.

her story begins with a man thinking he knows what is best for her, and it ends when she is past the point of no return, too far gone to be saved by condescension and patronization. no one knows if she jumps or falls to her resting place at rock bottom. it is not important to the story.

there is a woman screaming, a woman crying, a woman speaking, and she is mad. mad as in she can be heard, but no one is listening. there is a woman imploring those around her for remembrance, for remorse, for remission, and the problem at hand is not their reaction, their response. the problem at hand is that her voice is too loud to speak over.

her story begins where she begins to tell it, and it ends when she is satisfied. she does not jump or fall, and no one dares to push her. it is important that she is allowed to finish her story.