Mocking and abashing all the while.
Leering, laughing, screaming, beating,
Intense pain, coherence fleeting.
In the nightmare of surrender the wardens sneer
Humiliating barbs, their intentions clear.
Gnashing, gnawing, pounding, shaking,
Resolve slipping, body aching.
In the nightmare of surrender the wardens grin,
Pompous, smug, determined to win.
Grating, grinding, hounding, pressing,
Relentless torture, death a blessing.
THE END