broken feet, mended teeth
he gathers the wounded
and loves his best
© Rachel Green February 2026
On Judith Rhead
the 'karaoke queen'
would never score a record deal
or win a TV show
but she was loved in Pembroke
choir singing and caring,
chatting over the garden wall.
her son had problems
moved in to care for her
the window open all the covid winter
"because of her asthma"
absences from church,
from the garden wall,
from her weekly karaoke nights
because she "wasn't well"
and the police had a look
her body in a state
decomposition;
mummification;
a bag tied with yellow twine
over her head.
David Morgan,
devoted son,
ran out of drugs
ran out of money
ran out of patience
and bashed her head in
with a sticky hammer.
if he can't see she's dead
she must still be alive:
she must be alive
for her pension is being cashed
and we can hear the telly on
through the open window.
© Rachel Green February 2026
Son lived with mum's body for months
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg2xn6k2kyo
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